Rory McIlroy hadn’t even left the practice range last Friday morning when a small section of fans at the Ryder Cup started a profane chant aimed at his image on a video screen at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. The verbal abuse and other inappropriate behavior directed toward McIlroy and his European teammates worsened as the weekend went on. At …
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“I made the absolute horrible mistake of saying it back to them once. And if you watch the video, I’m kind of like laughing to myself, like, ‘F— you, Rory?’ “I’m just, like, what? And the media took that, spun it and said that I had started all of these chants. “I would just like to say … I did …
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McIlroy described the abuse as “unacceptable” and said it should be “off-limits”. Sprague says he plans on apologising to McIlroy and his family. “I haven’t spoken to Rory or Erica [McIlroy] but I do plan on sending them an email with my heartfelt apologies because of what occurred,” he said. McIlroy suffered lengthy abuse before eventually snapping by swearing at …
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Paul Azinger wants Rory McIlroy to pick a lane. Reflecting on the aftermath of a rowdy Ryder Cup weekend at Bethpage Black, Azinger — who captained the Americans to a win in 2008 — called out the reigning Masters champion over his conflicting remarks about the hostile fan behavior exhibited when he was leaning into it himself. “Today in the …
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Heather McMahan has broken her silence after she resigned from her role as emcee at this past weekend’s Ryder Cup after she was heard chanting “f–k you, Rory” — directed at Team Europe star Rory McIlroy — along with the crowd before the start of Saturday’s session. The Northern Irishman faced a barrage of jeers and over-the-line comments during the …
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On the heels of Team Europe’s 15-13 victory against the United States at the 2025 Ryder Cup, one of golf’s biggest stars, Rory McIlroy, condemned the “unacceptable and abusive” behavior he witnessed during the weekend tournament. McIlroy was among several European players who found themselves a target of the crowd at the Bethpage Black Course on Long Island, New York. …
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Rory McIlroy didn’t back down. The Irish golf star had stood up for himself amid verbal abuse and other inappropriate behavior from some American fans during the Ryder Cup this weekend at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. After helping Team Europe fend off a massive U.S. rally for a 15-13 victory Sunday, McIlroy had plenty more to say about what …
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The European flag around his neck and a sixth Ryder Cup trophy in hand, Rory McIlroy could finally let it all out. No other competitor in this 45th edition had endured what McIlroy had over the past three days at Bethpage Black, where he was subject to a constant barrage of heckling and personal attacks from the partisan New York …
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After a weekend of facing heckles, taunts and slurs from Ryder Cup fans, leading to added security and multiple instances when frustrations boiled over, Rory McIlroy ripped the fan behavior at Bethpage Black as unacceptable. “I don’t think we should ever accept that in golf,” McIlroy said following Europe’s 15-13 win. “I think golf should be held to a higher …
Read More »FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Rory McIlroy won the Ryder Cup and then called out the hostile New York crowd for “unacceptable and abusive behavior.” Over his five matches at Bethpage Black, McIlroy endured a torrent of insults about everything from his personal life to past failures on the golf course. People shouted out as he lined up to swing and …
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