Saturday at the Ryder Cup turned edgy — unsurprising given the rowdy expectations surrounding the Bethpage Black crowd. But during the afternoon fourballs, that edge sharpened into outright tension.

Ted Scott, caddie for Scottie Scheffler, appeared visibly agitated with European vice captain Francesco Molinari. Crowd behavior had already prompted increased security following Rory McIlroy’s match, and Shane Lowry was seen confronting a fan after a comment on the tee box.

Soon, the players and caddies themselves were swept up in the emotion.

On the 15th green, tempers flared when Greg Bodine, Bryson DeChambeau’s caddie, allegedly stepped into Justin Rose’s putting line. Rose voiced his frustration but sank the putt anyway — prompting cheers. DeChambeau followed with a made putt of his own and celebrated, escalating the tension.

The confrontation spilled over to the next tee, where DeChambeau exchanged words with Tommy Fleetwood and Fleetwood’s caddie Ian Finnis. Meanwhile, Scheffler’s caddie Scott was seen in a heated exchange with Molinari.

"It was a shame that the match got to that point because it was actually a really great match," said Rose, who explained his side of things. "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 and I was sort of, I questioned whether, 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."

Rose insisted the situation was over but was asked if he was worried bad feelings might linger.

"There was no intent behind it whatsoever. Like I said, I think especially Scottie, the way, I admire him more than anybody else out on Tour the way he goes about his business, the way he goes about his life, and obviously just huge respect all around," Rose said. "Yeah, but from my point of view, it was something that was sort of taken in a way that wasn't intended in a way, but obviously it was a big putt, big moment. I'm trying to control my environment as well in that scenario. We're all competitors, right, so I think that's all within the framework of what we've got to do out here."

Action continues on Sunday with singles.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Sparks fly at Ryder Cup as tensions boil over with players and caddies — what happened?

Reporting by Todd Kelly and Tim Schmitt, Golfweek / Golfweek

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