It’s hardly a secret that, as well as capacity for some truly explosive golf, Rory McIlroy can be combustible in other ways during the Ryder Cup .

You only have to go back two years for the biggest evidence of that. Back then, during the afternoon four-ball session at Marco Simone, tensions boiled over as he took issue with Patrick Cantlay’s caddie Joe LaCava , who was waving his hat while the Northern Irishman lined up a crucial putt.

Two years on, and McIlroy’s competitive spirit in the biennial match has clearly not waned one little bit. You may like

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