Real Life Drama Queens: Aftermath of Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup Clears the Million-Dollar Question of the Century

2023 has been quite an exciting year for golf. Along with the regular tournaments being played on both the LPGA Tour and PGA Tour, there were also the Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup this year. These two events are two of the most glorious and groundbreaking events in the sport, and every two years, the entire fraternity looks forward to these two tournaments very eagerly. Fans and experts had a lot of expectations from these two events, and let us say that the expectations did not fall short!

Usually, it is perceived that women are more dramatic and emotional than men, but there are a few instances all around that prove these are nothing but mere stereotypes! This year in golf has been a testament to this wrongly held notion! How, you may wonder? Well, the scenes from Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup told the story in their own different yet ‘controversial’ way!

Are women more dramatic than men? The Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup tell a different story

Since the start of time, there have been some stereotypes laid out in society, and the most common one that has been prevalent is against women. Women are more dramatic than men and are drama queens! But in times like these, are they? Well, what we gather from how things went down at Finca Coresin in Spain and Marco Simone in Rome is that the only correct answer is no.

Along with some historic moments in both the biennial tournaments, there were plenty of controversies too, more in the Ryder Cup than the Solheim Cup. Not just during the playing 72 hours, but even before the tournament began, Ryder Cup authorities made their pre-tournament festivities a big deal as compared to Solheim’s.

To begin with, the only controversy that made its way to the Solheim Cup was a reporter asking a “terrible question” to Lexi Thompson. After her final hole defeat against Leona Maguire and Georgia Hall on the tournament’s first day, one reporter asked the Solheim Cup veteran to comment on it, and Thompson gracefully declined to do so. From the question, it appeared that the media was waiting to rip apart the 28-year-old’s spirit, but she stood adamantly with the support of her fellow golfers. Even the fans during the Solheim Cup did not disrespect golfers of any side, no matter which team they were supporting.

However, the picture painted during the Ryder Cup was not quite the same! The tournament was full of controversies, and fans were even rude to a few golfers from the opposing team. Right from the first day of the Ryder Cup, the news spread that Patrick Cantlay was not wearing a hat, which is a part of the Ryder Cup uniform, and then hours later, the rumors spread that created a riff in the American dressing room since he raised the question about being paid to play in the tournament. The news floated that he was not wearing the hat as a way for him to protest. Then, on the second day, the golf world witnessed a debacle between Rory McIlroy and Joe LaCava, Tiger Woods’ former caddie, who now holds the bag for Cantlay.

The feud between the two kind of escalated when a video of a conversation between a heated Irish golfer and Jim Mackay, Phil Mickelson’s former caddie who is now on the bag for Justin Thomas, went viral. Even the fans of Marco Simone were waving their hats at Cantlay on the second day to mock him.

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From how things unfolded and unraveled at Marco Simone, it can be a safe bet to say that women are not that much drama queens, at least when it comes to golf! Even the scenarios of the two gala dinners organized for the golfers looked wildly different. Let us find out how!

Differences between the two gala dinners

Both of the tournaments have lavish gala dinners the night before the actual tournaments, and they even have world-class opening ceremonies. The fans and the entire golf fraternity could see the pictures flooding from the dinner, but male golfers’ got more hype for the celebratory dinner as compared to the Solheim squad. The ladies did not make their dinner a big deal, but they enjoyed a memorable evening with their team, sharing a few glimpses of their special night with fans on social media. Unlike the make-up squad, the pictures of the Solheim gala dinner or the prestigious trophy were not all over the internet, and things were in a way kept quite lowkey!

For the Ryder Cup photographs, the popular tourist spot of Rome, The Spanish Steps, was shut down, making it quite a big deal. The crowds gathered all around to spectate their favorite golfers, all dressed up with their spouses, and steal a peek at the golden cup.

Well, it can be fairly concluded from how things went down at the events in the last month that women are not the drama queens that they are perceived to be, but a few men out there might just be!

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