{"id":275743,"date":"2023-01-25T11:24:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/rory-mcilroy-hits-back-at-patrick-reed-as-tensions-rise-at-dubai-desert-classic\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:58:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:58:02","slug":"rory-mcilroy-hits-back-at-patrick-reed-as-tensions-rise-at-dubai-desert-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/rory-mcilroy-hits-back-at-patrick-reed-as-tensions-rise-at-dubai-desert-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy hits back at Patrick Reed as tensions rise at Dubai Desert Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rory McIlroy insists he did not feel the need to acknowledge Patrick Reed after an incident on the range at the Dubai Desert Classic.<\/p>\n
According to a report on Spanish website ten-golf.com, Reed threw a tee towards McIlroy after being snubbed by the world number one.<\/p>\n
Asked what had happened in his pre-tournament press conference, McIlroy said: \u201cI was down by my bag and he came up to me, and I was busy working and sort of doing my practice, and I didn\u2019t really feel like\u2026 I didn\u2019t feel the need to acknowledge him.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I didn\u2019t see a tee coming my direction at all, but apparently that\u2019s what happened. And if roles were reversed and I\u2019d have thrown that tee at him, I\u2019d be expecting a lawsuit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPatrick Reed throws a LIV Golf tee at Rory McIlroy... Just in case you missed it \ud83d\ude01 pic.twitter.com\/tErIu8L8pq<\/a><\/p>\n
— Golf Today (@GolfTodayUK) January 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n