One of the more memorable moments of the 2023 Ryder Cup occurred off the golf course when Rory McIlroy and Joe LaCava’s disagreement on the putting green spilled into the parking lot after the round.

The dust-up was over LaCava’s perceived excessive celebration after his man Patrick Cantlay drilled a long putt to win the match over the McIlroy led European twosome.

Time heals all wounds, and it appears as if the feud between McIlroy and LaCava has fizzled out. While speaking with BBC, McIlroy said that they are “friends now”.

“Things happen in the heat of the moment. Tensions were high. Joe LaCava came into the European team room on the Sunday night and had a drink and a chat.

“I’ve had a great relationship with Joe over the years when he caddied for Tiger and that wasn’t going to change.

“For me, the incident happened, I purposely didn’t want to meet anyone on the Sunday morning because I wanted what had happened to fuel me for that day.

“My whole focus was let’s make sure Europe win the Ryder Cup and then we will sort all the other stuff out afterwards.

“And it’s all fine. We’re all friends now.”

Rory led the European team to victory and was the top point scorer in the event, notching four points for the week.

Article originally appeared on: Golfwrx.com