Golf-Laughing European fans cap Cantlay's bad day

The duo were trailing European talisman Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick by a shot with four to play in the final match as Europe built a huge second-day lead. Sky Sports reported that Cantlay's protest was causing a rift within the team led by captain Zach Johnson.

Hundreds of European fans waved their caps in the air and taunted U.S. player Patrick Cantlay on Saturday after a media report said he was refusing to wear his team cap in protest at players not being paid at the Ryder Cup.

"Patrick, Patrick where's your hat," fans sang football-style at the only bare-headed player in the field as he played his afternoon fourball alongside Wyndham Clark at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. The duo were trailing European talisman Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick by a shot with four to play in the final match as Europe built a huge second-day lead.

Sky Sports reported that Cantlay's protest was causing a rift within the team led by captain Zach Johnson. Sky also said Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, who lost their foursomes match on Saturday morning against Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, were sitting in a separate area of the U.S. dressing room.

The U.S. team declined to comment on the report.

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