Patrick Cantlay had a fairytale ending after a dramatic Ryder Cup experience in Rome, where he and Team USA were beat by the Europeans.
The PGA Tour pro tied the knot with his fiancée Nikki Guidish on Monday in Rome, according to photos she shared on Instagram.
Cantlay and Guidish, who is a pharmacist, said “I do” in a lavish ceremony at The St. Regis Rome, which is a short drive from where the this year’s Ryder Cup took place at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.
“Yesterday was a dream,” Guidish wrote on Instagram, including a collage of photos from couple’s wedding day.
“Such a stunning venue with the best staff,” she added.
The luxury hotel is award-winning, and features historic Italian paintings and architecture.
Guidish looked beautiful in a white strapless gown with an open back and princess skirt.
Cantlay, whose “HatGate” controversy made headlines during the Ryder Cup, donned a black suit with a matching bowtie.
In one photo, the newlyweds enjoyed a solo dance together in front of a live band at the reception where white flowers and candles surrounded the mirrored dance floor.
Guidish held hands with Roberta Torresan, the couple’s award-winning wedding planner, in another snap that showed the pair laughing together.
The couple’s Italian nuptials came just over a year after Cantlay popped the question in Napa, Calif. with a stunning diamond ring on Sept. 3, 2022.
It’s unclear exactly when Cantlay and Guidish began dating, as the couple is fairly private about their relationship.
They were first spotted together at the Memorial Tournament at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village in June 2021, where Cantlay outlasted Collin Morikawa in a playoff to win his second Memorial title.
Cantlay and Guidish got married a day after Team USA suffered its seventh straight loss on foreign soil in the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood provided the decisive point to secure Team Europe’s victory.
There was no shortage of drama at the 44th Ryder Cup, where “HatGate” was born and centered around Cantlay.
A report on Saturday claimed Cantlay was the reason for a rift among Team USA in Rome due to his refusal to wear the team’s customary cap.
“Understand from several sources that the US team room is fractured, a split led predominantly by Patrick Cantlay,” Jamie Weir of Sky Sports posted on X.
“Cantlay believes players should be paid to participate in the Ryder Cup, and is demonstrating his frustration at not being paid by refusing to wear a team cap.”
The U.S. players and captains pushed back with Morikawa and Justin Thomas playing their matches without wearing a hat on Sunday.
“This is one of the most united teams I have ever been associated with,’’ U.S. captain Zach Johnson said.
The PGA Tour returns to its fall schedule this week, with the Sanderson Farms Championship taking place through Oct. 8.
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