LIV golf insurgent Patrick Reed ‘threw a tee at Rory McIlroy’ after being snubbed by the world No 1

Patrick Reed allegedly threw a golf tee at Rory McIlroy after being snubbed by the world No 1 on the Dubai Desert Traditional on Tuesday.

In line with a Spanish web site, ten-golf.com, LIV insurgent Reed reportedly approached McIlroy on the vary on the Emirates Golf Membership and saluted the four-time main winner, who has been one of many staunchest critics of the breakaway collection.

McIlroy is claimed to have ignored the gesture, prompting Reed to reply by pulling a tee from his pocket and flicking it in his course.

LIV golf insurgent Patrick Reed reportedly threw a tee at Rory McIlroy in vary spat on Tuesday

Whereas a minor tiff, the state of affairs would appear to the touch on the discomfort felt within the {golfing} panorama since LIV’s arrival final yr. 

9 LIV golfers are slated to tee up in Dubai on the DP World Tour this week forward of the arbitration listening to subsequent month which can decide if they’ll proceed to take part on the European circuit.

Earlier, Reed gave his help to underfire LIV CEO Greg Norman. 

World No 1 McIlroy has been one of many staunchest critics of the breakaway collection

The divisive Australian has been informed by each McIlroy and Tiger Woods that he wants to go away his submit if there may be to be any prospect of a working relationship between LIV and the normal excursions.

Requested if Norman was the appropriate man for the submit, Reed, who’s enjoying on the Desert Traditional, Reed mentioned: ‘He appears to be doing a fantastic job.

‘The interactions I’ve had with him have been nice and I’ve no points with Mr Norman. I actually get pleasure from him being a part of LIV.’

Regardless of requires Norman to go, the most recent developments at LIV level to a strengthening of his place owing to the departure of Majed Al-Sorour, their managing director, which in flip adopted the sudden exit of their influential chief working officer Atul Khosla in December. 

LIV say Al-Sorour, a director at Newcastle United and the CEO of the Saudi Golf Federation, will retain a spot on their board however will ‘focus efforts and a spotlight on different pursuits’.

His exit comes barely a month earlier than the beginning of LIV’s second season, for which there have been no new participant bulletins regardless of hopes for as many as seven contemporary arrivals. It’s understood they are going to signal world No 44 Mito Pereira and are pushing for Belgium’s Thomas Pieters, who’s teeing up this week on the DP World Tour’s Dubai Desert Traditional.