Scottie Scheffler’s caddie, Ted Scott, has posted a public apology to Team Europe vice-captain Francesco Molinari on his Instagram following a heated exchange during Saturday’s Ryder Cup action.
Team USA have endured a difficult 2025 edition of the historic golf competition and headed into Sunday’s singles action down 11.5 to 4.5.
The hostile New York crowd was supposed to cause an intimidating atmosphere for Team Europe but this has only fuelled Luke Donald’s side as they look to defend their Ryder Cup crown.
However, hostilities threatened to boil over on Saturday as players and caddies made their way off the 15th tee at Bethpage Black as Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau were seen angrily confronting Justin Rose.
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On the way to the 16th tee, Tommy Fleetwood, his caddie Ian Finnis and DeChambeau’s bagman Greg Bodine got into a heated exchange before Scott was seen remonstrating with Molinari.
Finnis turned peacemaker between DeChambeau and Rose following confusion on who was the first to play as the Team USA golfer following his Team Europe counterpart as both made their putt.
'Team Europe is kicking our butts'
In the Instagram post with the caption ‘RyderCup rivals but life buds’ on Sunday, however, Scott showed that both he and Molinari have cleared the air after Saturday’s exchange.
“This guy right here has always been a very sweet spirited man,” Scott said with his arm around the Italian golfer.
“We had a heated moment yesterday but what people don’t realise is that by the time we got to the 16th tee, it was over. Neither one of us want to make the competition about us.
“We want to let the players go out there and do their thing. Team Europe is kicking our butts and hopefully today we can make it a little more equal. I just want to say I’m sorry and I appreciate you.”
Molinari then added: “I have so much admiration for you.”
Rose outlined his version of events that prompted the controversy as Team Europe took a huge lead on day two.
Rose's version of events
“It was a shame that the match got to that point because it was actually a really great match,” Rose said.
“I was waiting to putt, the boys were obviously working on their read, obviously going through a lot of their sort of whatever, calculations and bits and pieces, so I sort of waited a few seconds and then I felt like they came up again.
“I was like, ‘it’s my putt, right,’ or however I said it. Maybe I didn’t say it as politely as I could have said it in the moment, but by no means was there any disrespect or anything like that, but obviously it was taken the wrong way.”
The 2025 edition of the Ryder Cup has been fraught with hostilities between players and fans, with a supporter ejected from the course on Saturday.
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