Golf fans all make same ‘hatgate’ joke after seeing Patrick Cantlay’s appearance at Presidents Cup

Patrick Cantlay is going to be wearing a Team of workers USA cap at the Presidents Cup this week. 

And that potential we won’t be seeing round two of the drama is known as ‘hatgate’. 

Each Team of workers USA and Team of workers International will private caps to set up on as they compete, and despite the truth that it doesn’t seem indulge in a huge deal, this could presumably reveal support recollections for Cantlay.

The 32-yr-extinct was a primary talking point at final yr’s Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Italy as he refused to set up on a hat.

He stepped out onto the outlet tee at the tournament with out the headgear on no matter all of his teammates wearing it. 

It led to experiences that he was refusing to set up on it in issue over the American golfers no longer being paid to play at the principal tournament. 

Despite the truth that, Cantlay would near out to shield himself and claim that the team-branded caps real didn’t match his head. 

And now fans are all making the same joke as he now appears to be like web page to set up on a cap this week at the Presidents Cup in Canada. 

One fan wrote on X: “Is Patrick going to be paid to play this week?”

One other stated: “Cantlay wearing a cap…must private obtained his $$.”

“Appears indulge in they [the caps] match Cantlay’s head,” a third posted.

Golf fans are clearly finding it laborious to neglect Cantlay’s refusal to set up on a hat and there’s no longer any surprise after it grew to turn into a huge segment of the 2023 Ryder Cup.

European fans had been mocking him all by the week in Italy support in September of final yr, waving their caps at him ironically as he made his device at some stage within the direction. 

And that mocking would all spill over on the 18th inexperienced within the third round of the tournament when Rory McIlroy obtained fervent.  

As Cantlay and teammate Wyndham Clark stole some extent from McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick, his caddie Joe LaCava obtained one support on the fans. 

LaCava would celebrate a huge putt by lifting his cap off his head and waving it around, mimicking those doing it to Cantlay. 

Nevertheless McIlroy aloof had a wager to tie and he was angered by the caddie entering into his device, sooner than going on to miss the shot. 

Shane Lowry and Justin Rose had harsh words for LaCava on the direction and eventually, this incident would all boil over within the auto park outdoors Marco Simone. 

McIlroy, who was aloof left raging by Cantlay’s caddies’ actions, had to be held support by Lowry as he obtained pondering a few heated argument with Justin Thomas’ caddie Jim MacKay. 

The Northern Irishman appeared to state ‘That’s f***ing disgraceful’ referring to the incident on the 18th sooner than being bundled into a car and driven away.

The total melee started with Cantlay no longer wearing his cap, so going off that, there’s no longer any longer going to be considerable drama at the Presidents Cup.

He has been taking part in some apply rounds in a cap and will private to aloof be donning the headwear all by the tournament.

Cantlay will be competing alongside World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and extra stars as they explore to continue The US’s domination.