Recalled LIV Golf star’s wife called on Rory McIlroy to be “punched in the face”
Rory McIlroy has emerged as one of LIV Golf’s biggest critics over the past year, and the wife of breakaway league star Pat Perez is clearly not a fan of the Northern Irishman.Rory McIlroy has emerged as one of LIV Golf’s biggest critics over the past year, and the wife of breakaway league star Pat Perez is clearly not a fan of the Northern Irishman
Rory McIlroy’s criticism of LIV Golf has clearly got under the skin of Pat Perez’s wife Ashley, after she brutally claimed she wanted to see the PGA Tour loyalist to be “punched in the face”.
Perez was one of a number of PGA Tour stars who made the move to the LIV setup following its emergence last summer. After spending two seasons with the breakaway league playing for Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces, there were concerns his time with the LIV setup was coming to end this month after he entered free agency.Fortunately for the 47-year-old, he was handed a lifeline by former world No. 1 Johnson. Perez was recalled to the 2022 team champions, the 4Aces, for a third campaign heading into 2024.
To many, Perez’s decision to join the Saudi-backed league was a controversial one, after the PGA Tour found itself at war with the rival circuit. One man in particular who was far from impressed with the rise of LIV was McIlroy, who has made his feelings about the league and its players clear over the past 18 months.
It would come as no surprise to hear McIlroy does not have many friends within the LIV setup, and it appears Perez’s wife Ashley is less than keen on the four-time major champion. In a brutal comment about McIlroy on Instagram last month, she wrote: “I can’t possibly be the only one that would absolutely love to watch Rory get punched in the face.
“I mean that in the nicest way possible… kinda.” Perez’s claim came after McIlroy was involved in an fiery altercation with the United States Ryder Cup team, where he clashed with two caddies following day two of the event at Marco Simone.”I went back to my room and there was a text from Joe LaCava: ‘Hey Rory, would love to meet up in the morning to clear the air.’ But I was tired and didn’t get back to him,” he told the Irish Independent. “There was also three texts and two missed calls from Tiger, because they’re obviously still close.
