You only have to glance at the Ryder Cup leaderboard to see that things haven’t exactly gone well for Keegan Bradley’s men on the course – but some pretty ugly fan behaviour has also let Team USA and the PGA of America down in a big way.
The heat was certainly turned up a notch (or ten) at Bethpage Black on Saturday, with the Ryder Cup increasing security amid fan disorder.
In what was already predicted to be a hostile atmosphere, the situation was not helped by an MC encouraging a ‘**** you Rory’ chant on the first tee, something which she later apologised for.
Thing also boiled over on the course, with heated moments involving players, caddies and even vice-captains throughout second day of play.
In a heated moment, Rory McIlroy told fans to ‘shut the **** up’ after continuous heckling while a fiery incident between Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose, Ted Scott and Francesco Molinari also added fuel to an already tense environment.
Social media appears to have widely condemned the behaviour of certain groups of home fans at the Ryder Cup, which we will come to in a moment, but I want to hear what you think.
Is this the worst fan behaviour the sport has ever seen? Share your thoughts and opinions on the matter in the comments box at the bottom of this article…
Let’s get one thing straight – nobody wants a Ryder Cup with a placid crowd. However, one huge caveat to that is the etiquette of the game must be respected and the line between common decency and outright hooliganism should never be crossed.
My opinion on the matter couldn’t be stronger, and while the home fans have one final day’s play to redeem themselves after the embarrassment that was yesterday, I am not hopeful that much will change.
The script was written some time ago, that Bethpage Black would be hostile and intimidating for the visiting team – but it’s possible to achieve that without making things personal.
It appears I am not the only one who found the behaviour of a select group of home fans throughout the course of the first two days completely unacceptable, as outlined by some of the social media posts below.
Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy were two of the players who received unacceptable heckling from parts of the home support
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