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Bryson DeChambeau screamed in the face of Tommy Fleetwood as tempers flared during the afternoon session of the Ryder Cup.
DeChambeau got into the space of his European opponent after a row on the 15th green spilled over to the walkway to the 16th tee.
It stemmed from Justin Rose complaining about DeChambeau’s caddy Gregory Bodine walking across his line.
Rose eventually holed his birdie putt before the American followed suit to keep the match alive.
It was then that it turned nasty with Fleetwood, Rose, their caddies and DeChambeau all became involved in the spat.
Tempers cooled as they made their way down the 16th hole, where Europe secured a memorable 3&2 victory thanks to a Rose putt.
That put Europe even further into the ascendancy, as that made it 9.5-3.5.
It was cordial after the match with all four players and caddies respectfully shaking hands.
And both Rose and Fleetwood did not want to dwell on the scuffle.
“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 calculations and bits and pieces.
“I waited a few seconds and then I felt like they came up again and 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.
“I don’t think we should dwell on that, honestly.
“I spoke to the boys. It should be (put to bed) in my opinion. There was no intent behind it whatsoever.”
Fleetwood, who became the first European to win all four of his first matches in an away Ryder Cup, added: “I guess it’s part of it, right? I think, like Justin said, it’s one moment out of two days of a lot of golf and a lot of great golf.
“You’re out there and, yeah, it happens. I don’t think it’s that big of a deal.”
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(After Saturday’s Fourballs)
EUROPE HAVE EXTENDED their lead after Saturday’s evening fourballs matches at the 45th Ryder Cup.
Following this morning’s Fourballs, Europe led USA by five at Bethpage Black, and they extended their advantage in the fourth session in New York.
More to follow.
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SPORTS MINISTER PATRICK O’Donovan has said he was “disappointed that it took my intervention” for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) to attend a Joint Oireachtas Committee on Wednesday.
The Association had withdrawn from a planned appearance before the committee last week, where they were invited to discuss their safeguarding procedures following revelations made in a joint investigation by RTÉ and the Sunday Independent, citing legal advice as a Garda investigation is ongoing.
However, officials later informed the committee that a five-person delegation would attend.
Speaking to reporters in New York, O’Donovan said it took his intervention to prompt the football association’s u-turn.
“That shouldn’t happen,” he said. “I hope that other sporting organisations, or any other organisation that I have responsibility for… would look on and say, if you’re in receipt of large sums of money, I expect you to be accountable to the taxpayer.
“Non-engagement is not an option, and I’ve been very firm on that.”
In the bruising appearance before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport on Wednesday, chairperson Alan Kelly described the FAI’s display as “farcical”, “unprecedented”, and “one of the strangest committee meetings I was ever at”.
Kelly also said the FAI’s behaviour prior to attending the meeting was “disrespectful to the people of Ireland” after they initially deferred their invitation.
O’Donovan said he did not see all of the committee appearance, but that his officials attended.
He added: “I don’t want to be getting involved in committees of the Oireachtas again as Minister. It’s not the Minister’s role to be telling somebody that you have to go into a committee, and I hope that’s the last time I have to do that.”
He also said that reform of the organisation must be accelerated.
Last year, the Government signed off a new Memorandum of Understanding with the FAI, agreeing to fund the association to the tune of €6m a year until the end of 2027.
As part of the deal, the FAI is required to continue to make reforms to its internal governance structures as well as reviewing and reforming its grassroots leagues at amateur and underage level.
O’Donovan said part of the memorandum of understanding involves “the trickling down effect of governance to the affiliates”.
“There’s no doubt about it that there are problems,” he said.
“It is heavily resourced at the moment by the taxpayer. We have to get to a trajectory where that doesn’t continue, because we can’t, quite frankly, have the FAI as an appendage of the government. That can’t continue.”
He says the organisation “has to be salvageable” because there has to be a national association for the development of football in Ireland.
“There’s obviously a journey, and some people might not be as enthusiastic about the journey of reform as others, but we have to see that accelerated and be brought to a conclusion.”
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