Patrick Cantlay must have ice in his veins.
The American, who partnered with Wyndham Clark, birdied the final two holes to flip their match and give the U.S. a much-needed full point and a big boost to the belief that they can pull off a remarkable comeback on Sunday.
Bottom of the cup. ➡️ Tied heading to 18.@patrick_cantlay | #RyderCup | #GoUSA pic.twitter.com/l5vcgAbTKc
— Ryder Cup USA (@RyderCupUSA) September 30, 2023
Two years after Rory McIlroy wound up in tears after another loss on Saturday morning at Whistling Straits, the Northern Irishman poured in a birdie putt to win the 14th hole and pumped his fist.
“C’mon!” he exclaimed.
It was vintage McIlroy, but he and his partner, Matt Fitzpatrick, failed to apply the knock out punch. One day after Fitzpatrick carried the load, McIlroy handled winning the fourth hole by walking in an 8-foot birdie putt and sinking that big putt at 14.
Cantlay refused to go down, holing a clutch putt at 16, sticking his approach inside 10 feet at 17 and rolling in the birdie putt to tie the match and then after catching a flyer on his pitch, he sank a 40-foot putt for an improbable victory for the U.S. side.
McIlroy still had a chance to hole his birdie putt and asked Cantlay’s caddie Joe LaCava, who was waving his hat after Cantlay’s long-range putt dropped, to move. The incident left a sour taste in McIlroy’s mouth.
“Just fuel for the fire tomorrow,” he said.
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