Former Pro Calls Patrick Cantlay A Narcissist For Not Shouting 'Fore' During Genesis Invitational
Patrick Cantlay has received his fair share of criticism over the last year or so. During last year's Masters he was called out for his slow play not only by fans but by his fellow competitors, including Brooks Koepka. During the Ryder Cup in the fall he had the ridiculous ‘Hatgate’ drama to deal with, and now he's been called a narcissist by a former professional.
Cantlay shot a 7-under 64 during Thursday's opening round of the Genesis Invitational to take the lead after day one. It was a near-flawless day for the American until he made his way to the Par 4 18th.
Cantlay's tee shot hit a ball spotter left of the fairway and many noticed that he never shouted ‘fore.' He then hit his approach shot over the green towards a crowd of fans, but only shouted fore well after the appropriate time to give warning.
Former pro Tony Jonhstone, a six-time European Tour winner, jumped on social media to criticize Cantlay right away.
While Johnstone's frustration about Cantlay not yelling fore was more than fair - you should always yell fore - he got a bit more heated about the whole situation minutes later.
Johnstone called for Cantlay to be hit with "a huge fine" before suggesting he's very simply just a narcissist who doesn't care about anyone else out on the golf course.
Johnstone seems like a guy who would be very fun at parties.
Going from ‘the guy should yell fore’ to ‘this Cantlay guy is a narcissist’ is quite the jump.
Cantlay will have to play catch-up on Friday afternoon with his later tee time and the likes of Jason Day and Luke List jumping him at the top of the leaderboard on Friday morning at Riviera.