Sorry But America Disgraced Itself At The Ryder Cup

[gab13by13]

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Not even talking about the poor golfing, I'm talking about the ignorant insults hurled at Rory McIlroy and his family.

A constant barrage of F bombs and other vulgarities was bad enough, but insults about his marriage, about his family was a disgrace.

A dozen or more police had to be called in to be a buffer between Rory and the ignorant crowd, even the USA golfers tried to tone down the chants.

USA USA, well count me out, I started rooting for Rory.

A lot of other ignorant shouts that I care not to report about.

This may end up being the largest drubbing that any Ryder Cup team gets, and the US was the favorite. Maybe the atmosphere was ugly because Krasnov showed up the first day for his photo-op?

[Champp]

1. Sucks when a Major Ass like Trump kicks things off UFC style

Everyone (except those on their knees kissing his Republican ASS) know that Trump is a cowardly and dishonorable VULGAR bully.

He perverts the energy to "Republican Sick and Sinful" wherever his Pedo Protecting Posterior waddles.

Sad that Republicans have done this to our once Great America.

[Gimpyknee]

29. American crowds have been misbehaving at the Ryder Cup for years.

[Champp]

56. No apologies accepted for the Republican MAGA whiners and grovelers

They should take their unmanly whining and losing to the Republican National Convention where it will be celebrated.

[Gimpyknee]

74. What apologies?

[underpants]

2. Watched yesterday until 3:00. NBC must be filtering them out

because I didn’t hear any but you could see that it was happening. Lowry sank a birdie putt and said something directly to the jerk razzing Rory.

On Twitter I’ve heard it though. Horrible stuff.

[Shrek]

3. Agree but the golf is also a disgrace

These guys did not come to play.

[nitpicked]

35. Americans typically don't do teamwork very well in Ryder Cups

Let's see if they make the final score a little less lopsided. Or not.

[chicoescuela]

53. I'm not unhappy that the US is getting our assess kicked

Sadly we need this humiliation on the world stage.
We really suck right now.

[markodochartaigh]

4. The only golf that

I have ever watched was in the movie "Caddyshack", so please forgive my ignorance. Why were they hassling Rory McIlroy?

[Kingofalldems]

90. Because he is good.

[Goonch]

5. Rory McIlroy shows frustration with crowd in putt build-up at Ryder Cup - Golf Channel

[bronxiteforever]

9. From Golf Digest

Ryder Cup 2025: Walking with Rory McIlroy amid the shower of F-bombs and abuse as Bethpage crowd crosses a line
By JOEL BEALL
SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The backstroke was aborted as a “F*** YOU RORY” arose from the right side of the fourth green… What made the scene shocking was not its divergence from what golf is, but that it had become the status quo for what McIlroy suffered throughout Saturday afternoon.

…He walked toward the green to mark his ball, taunts erupted from spectators lining Round Swamp Road. "Choker!" they screamed in unison. "Remember Pinehurst!" The grandstands flanking the green transformed into a countdown timer, fans bellowing numbers as McIlroy deliberated over his birdie putt. "You're taking too damn long!" one roared, attempting to weaponize their own impatience. When McIlroy's attempt slid past the cup, the cheers exploded into slurs: "Leprechaun!" "Overrated!" “Take out the Irish trash!”

… The European team had arrived prepared, boasting about VR headset training sessions designed to simulate crowd hostility. They claimed to be ready for the worst. But no simulation could replicate the toxic alchemy at work here: alcohol mixed with entitlement, rudeness fused with xenophobia.
As the group made the turn to the back nine, the match was deadlocked at all square. But if the front nine was any indication of what lay ahead, what was transpiring at Bethpage was no longer golf.
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-cup-2025-rory-mcilroy-saturday-fans

[3catwoman3]

14. Why were people behaving this way towards this golfer?

I don’t follow golf, so know nothing about him
.

[Swede]

36. The US team vs The European team.

Drunken xenophobic Americans.

[Kid Berwyn]

50. "Alcohol mixed with entitlement."

Class.

[rubbersole]

54. Third.

[The Roux Comes First]

88. These Assholes Should Have Been Immediately Ejected from the Course and Permanently Banned

It's bad enough to have a convicted criminal with the emotional skills of a toddler gluing glitter all over the White Houuse. We don't need to have all these pitiful yam-worshippers out in public.

[mdbl]

92. That would have happened at the Masters

They don't put up with any of that crap.

[Alliepoo]

28. I'd like to know what happened to the

Respectful quiet of the spectators that used to be? None of the talking, jeering etc that is now part of spectating. And when did it become acceptable for the crowd to act like they’re at a football game? It’s ridiculous.

[Shrek]

39. The Ryder Cup is a different animal

It's a team event of USA vs. Europe so the fanbases are in direct opposition. It's always been a little raucous but it's gotten a lot worse in the last 20 years or so.

I attended the 2014 event in Scotland and endured a bit of heckling from the Euro fans, but nothing like I saw yesterday.

[Submariner]

69. Wait until the hockey fans find out about this golf thing

my Bruins fans friends probably would have been throwing a Cod or Octopus out onto the green, to support the home team and liven things up in an otherwise dull game.

[Wednesdays]

82. Hey, let's turn golf into a contact sport!

[J_William_Ryan]

6. "Maybe the atmosphere was ugly because Krasnov showed up..."

Yes.

[Gimpyknee]

33. The atmosphere at the Ryder Cup has been ugly for years.

[D_Master81]

7. It's who we've become

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I’m not surprised, that’s what America has kinda become.

[2naSalit]

13. Sadly...

It IS what we've become. I worked in and around a major national park for decades and I saw the profile of the average tourist go from respectful and interested in the environment they were visiting to complete assholes as were on display at this golf event. Seriously, this is how they treat uniformed park rangers and other employees. Been that way since about the middle of Obama's 2 terms. It got so bad since 2016 that I decided to leave the region and get away from that sort of social nightmare.

[Alice Kramden]

24. I appreciate your firsthand account

I didn't know that American behavior had devolved so much - guess I don't get around much anymore

[Nittersing]

32. I didn't know this either

I've always lived in blue areas... guess I've been pretty shielded.

[Alliepoo]

31. It's absolutely sickening.

I don’t even know what to say.

[D_Master81]

72. Working in customer seevice

I can attest to this as well. Don’t know what happened to cause it but people seem so entitled these days. If you don’t do things like they want at a price they think is fair they will yell at our guys or take to social media to air their grievances. Obviously this is still the vocal minority but it’s growing.

[Wednesdays]

83. Americans' new motto: "You're not the boss of me!"

Seen especially during the pandemic.

[malaise]

98. THIS

Given the guest of honor’s well-known aversion to losing gracefully, it was hardly a shock that the worst behavior broke out just as America’s chances were slipping away. But the tournament’s response to the ugly crowd conduct on Saturday was woeful. Extra security and a phalanx of New York state troopers materialized around McIlroy’s match at the turn. A couple of spectators were ejected near the main grandstands. The PGA of America said it bolstered policing and pushed more frequent spectator etiquette messages on the big screens. Fine, as far as it goes. But once a thousand people have decided a backswing is their cue, you can’t manage it with a graphic and a frown. Enforcement has to be swift, visible and consequential or it becomes permission by another name.

Sunday brought a tacit admission that the line had been crossed. The first-tee master of ceremonies, the comedian Heather McMahan, stepped down from her role after video showed her leading a chant of “Fuck you Rory!” on Saturday morning. The PGA announced her departure and apology before the singles. If the MC is amplifying the worst instincts in the building, that’s not “energy”; it’s an institutional failure.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/28/usa-fans-ryder-cup-rory-mcilroy

[2naSalit]

109. Hopefully...

That Heather what's-her-name will have seen the end of her career in coming days.

[malaise]

111. She may receive a Cabinet position

😀

[2naSalit]

112. Or that!

[EdmondDantes_]

95. European soccer fans make open racist chants

It's not just Americans who have learned to be lousy in sports.

[spanone]

8. trmp has empowered every asshole in America.

Given them the right to be the pricks they are and to insult our allies at will.

They respect nothing.

[Gimpyknee]

40. Crowds have been disrespectful and unruly for years at the Ryder Cup.

It’s time to put an end to this event.

[Totally Tunsie]

81. spanone has it right.

trump has made it the acceptable norm to spew hatred and ignorance. It permeates everything. ETTD

[sop]

10. From Arnie's Army to Trump's Trash...

[rainy]

59. That is it!!! He pushes hate to stay in power.

[niyad]

66. Tacky of me, I know, but I have to laugh every time I see one of his

practiced, glowering, menacing images. He thinks he looks tough and manly, instead he looks ridiculous and phony.

[sop]

73. That's Trump's official presidential portrait.

https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/official-presidential-portrait-donald-trump-11x14-2025-2029

[niyad]

77. Dear Goddess, that makes it even more ridiculously absurd.

[a kennedy]

11. And I thought this was strange, the USA players are getting $500,000 each. Europe is not getting any money.

The USA players are required to donate $300,000, but they do keep the remaining $200,000.

[peacebuzzard]

12. Disgraceful. The blob has made this sport a disgrace.

Once peaceful & tranquil; this sport has now been trashed.
I have not been keeping up with this sport; now, it is pointless and a shame. OMG.

[Melon]

93. To be fair. This has gone on for a decade or more

Getting worse each year. Europeans also hackle the American players and chant. They just have more decorum on the putting greens.

[North Shore Chicago]

15. Fucking dump ruins everything!

"Rory McIlroy's wife Erica Stoll was left in tears at the Ryder Cup after a drink was allegedly thrown at her by rowdy spectators. McIlroy faced relentless heckling from Team USA fans during Saturday's four-ball match with team-mate Shane Lowry. The 36-year-old golfer, who is no stranger to hostile chants and abuse from American spectators, initially responded by sarcastically blowing them kisses."

I have been following golf for years, the folks who followed players were NEVER this grotesque and mean-spirited! Following John Daly in a few tournaments back in the 90's, there was never this level of poor sportsmanship!

This country is a cesspool now. Thanks president vomit.

[Gimpyknee]

41. Have you been watching the Ryder Cup?

This unruly crowd behavior has been going on for years. More so since USA has been getting ass kicked.

[North Shore Chicago]

48. I have not been watching this year.

I am speaking of the deterioration of civility in golf fans for a while now. I mention John Daly, because as a guy who could get under your skin, I never saw the push back from fans as I see now. Fuzzy Zoeller, who mocked Tiger Woods with talk about eating watermelon never was retaliated against like Rory. Rory is also one of the few PGA golfers who leans Democratic in his views. My point was, golf use to be my go-to for decent behavior by fans, no longer.

[sop]

104. Golf galleries are now full of twenty-something goons drunkenly screaming "GET IN THE HOLE!!" during every swing,

yelling obscenities at the players and generally violating every rule of golf spectator decorum. Last golf tournament I attended was a zoo.

[North Shore Chicago]

108. What a sad state of affairs.

I was raised with strict set of golf etiquette that included NEVER talking when someone was getting ready to take a shot. Once, my driver flew out of my wet from perspiration hands and my dad thought I did it purposefully and made me walk back to the club house without finishing and no golf for a week. Plus, I received a spanking. (I was 9)

[Gimpyknee]

47. Fans have hurled insults at the Ryder Cup for years.

The 2016 event at Hazeltine comes to mind. Rory and Sergio were especially targeted by unruly fans. Really ugly American stuff.

[tetedur]

17. Everything is political even golf.

No matter who wins, does the world change? No.
Golf and all sports, in my opinion, is entertainment, a game where people can exercise their skills and others watch for vicarious thrills.
I don't understand the hostility exhibited by the crowd. Why were they ugly to the guy? Don't the players deserve respect for their skills?
Is there some underlying dispute going on between USA and the UK?
If a team wins, does that mean that they have won some sort of political victory? Does it mean that the country they are from is more righteous, or powerful, or admirable than the losing team?

Or is the game just an opportunity for unsportsmanlike people to show their ass to the world?

[OneBlueDotS-Carolina]

19. The cash thing as well.

During the last Ryder cup in Rome, one player refused to wear a USA branded hat, complaining that they should get paid. This time around the USA team members get $500K each, they asked team Europe if they wanted to get paid, no thanks, we're playing for pride. Justin Thomas was egging the crowd on, as was captain Keegan Bradley. Imagine paying $750 for a ticket, getting drunk on overpriced beer, then getting tossed for screaming insults at Rory. On the plus side, they got to see their MAGA gawd on Friday, after having to line up for hours due to added screening for the MAGA gawd. I'm sure the MAGA gawd demanded that team USA let him play as he has won many club championships....

[Wiz Imp]

30. Justin Thomas is definitely MAGA as are Scheffler, DeChambeau and Burns for sure

All the Americans are probably Republicans - there are very few Pro Golfers who support Democrats.

I will give Justin Thomas some slight credit though. He may have been egging the crowd on early, but once it got really bad, he was trying to get the crowd to quiet down for Rory to make his shots. Not to much credit though since he helped cause the issue himself.

I'm rooting for Tommy Fleetwood - one of the few pro golfers who has criticized Trump (and he was the most successful golfer on the course over the first 2 days winning all 4 of his matches)

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20680156

[Buns_of_Fire]

20. Americans no longer have to travel overseas to be "Ugly Americans".

And also thanks to the corrosive influence of this "president," the recipients of the ugliness no longer even have to be foreign or foreign-born. True equality, if you can stomach it.

[aeromanKC]

21. Trump America embarrassed itself. (Again)

This is the crowd that boooo'd Govoner Hocul and cheered Trump.

[Henry203]

22. This behavior is a direct result

Of the orange asshole. Rude and disrespectful. I ope we lose every match today.

[Abstractartist]

23. It shows

It shows just how united the European team is, vs the separatists USA team. The Euros travel together, eat together, many share homes and places on the tour, where the USA team travel separate, stay in rented homes mostly by themselves with their families, etc…. and this Ryder Cup shows the difference. The USA team does not look united under Bradley, don’t seem interested in the event, except for a select few.
Trump showing up didn’t help the N.Y. crowd either. Many hate him there, along with the endless supply of beer and other….

[Conjuay]

25. Golf?

Oh.
(Yawn)

[Skittles]

87. it boggles my mind anyone would want to watch golf

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Gimpyknee]

26. What a f'en disgrace and embarrassment.

It’s time to put an end to the Ryder Cup. I’m pissed that American team players didn’t try to quiet the unruly crowd. Scream USA! USA! USA! as loud as you can but once again we’re getting our ass kicked. Americans at their ugliest.

[TheDemsshouldhireme]

34. Several Players did try

like Justin Thomas. But is was a disgrace overall. Some comedian I believe named Heather Mcmahan had a bullhorn before the match and was leading the crowd with eff you Rory chants.

[Alliepoo]

38. Yep. American ugly on display for

The entire world to see. Sickening.

[Ferrets are Cool]

27. The Europeans should boycott it next time it is here.

[Ilsa]

37. I don't understand. Why the hostility towards the Irish

guy and his wife? Why are they acting this way, and why haven't golf officials had them removed?

[surfered]

42. Sounded like a MAGA crowd. Boorish, juvenile, and bullying.

[róisín_dubh]

43. Absolutely embarrassing

And, as one of my mates said to me “this is the reason you lot are called ‘septics’.”
It’s not just the Cockney rhyming slang.
A lot of US sporting culture is fucking appalling. They can’t even do good sports banter

[Wiz Imp]

44. MC behind vile Rory McIlroy chant at Ryder Cup unmasked as she quits job and issues grovelling apology

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/golf/vile-rory-mcilroy-ryder-cup-35978423.amp

A club emerged on social media of the Master of Ceremonies urging the home fans to direct a foul-mouth chant at the European star

The Ryder Cup MC who caused a storm after leading Team USA fans in vulgar chants against Rory McIlroy has quit her tournament hosting role - and reportedly apologised to the Team Europe superstar.

The American actress and comedian was urging the raucous New York crowd to direct foul-mouthed chants towards the Northern Irishman and he endured relentless abuse at Bethpage Black while partnering Shane Lowry.

Organisers stepped in to address the hostile reception the 36-year-old faced, with messages on the big screens reminding spectators of proper conduct as police moved to eject troublesome supporters.

McMahan, though, fuelled the unruly atmosphere before the morning foursomes began, actively encouraging inappropriate behaviour. At the first tee, she was seen bellowing "F*** you Rory!" through a megaphone as those in the grandstands joined in.

[muriel_volestrangler]

55. Heather McMahan (since the Record didn't give her first name for some reason)

The comedian employed to warm up the crowd at the Ryder Cup has apologised and stepped down from her job before the final day’s play after she was recorded leading a foul-mouthed Rory McIlroy chant on the first tee on Saturday.

Heather McMahan apologised to McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe for the remarks. It took the PGA of America 20 hours to address the incident, which happened before dawn on Saturday, inviting questions about whether they were quick enough to act.

McMahan had been employed to stoke up the crowd on the first tee in an attempt to build the atmosphere, and was using a megaphone to lead them in their chants. She tried to persuade them to join her in a chorus of “Scotty! Scotty! Scheffler!” to the tune of Queen’s We Will Rock You but was booed into abandoning the effort. “Fuck you Rory!” was more popular, and became a persistent chant throughout the day. McIlroy responded by blowing the crowd kisses when he came to the tee.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/28/ryder-cup-mc-apologises-and-steps-down-over-foul-mouthed-rory-mcilroy-chant

[dsc]

63. I am astonished

I haven't watched golf in years but my dad was an avid fan so I recall watching in my youth and into adulthood. The notion of using a comedian to warm up a golf crowd seems down right bizarre.

[muriel_volestrangler]

64. I can accept a "rowdy" crowd in the Ryder Cup - it seems unnecessary to add a "warm up" act here

As the only major "team" event in golf, the "USA! USA!" etc. chants are fine, apart from when a player's about to strike the ball. And the kind of barracking like "you missed an easier putt than this last hole!" is fair (again, not when they're about to his the ball). The dumb "fuck you" stuff is bad; the insulting stuff about a player's wife is awful. But there's no way anyone official should be taking part in it.

[Wiz Imp]

45. Keegan Bradley has refused to call out the New York mob who hounded Europe's stars.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/golf/keegan-bradley-dumbfounds-ryder-cup-35977983?int_source=nba

Keegan Bradley dumbfounds Ryder Cup onlookers with astonishing response about the New York mob

It got so bad that PGA of America chiefs had to issue on-course messages, extra security was drafted in and police dogs were even beside greens.

Yet, instead of condemning the behaviour, Bradley opted to get involved in whataboutery and even attemped to draw comparisons with Rome two years ago.

Anger is one thing, but it has spilled into obscenity. Bradley ran the length of a fairway during practice waving an American flag and his players spent the summer telling Europe it would be wild, crazy and chaotic with Bryson DeChambeau even saying they wouldn’t be ready.

But any notions of taking even a shred of responsibility for the carnage didn’t register on Saturday night as he said: “Yeah, Ryder Cups are wild. I don’t appreciate those words that you just said. I know what you’re trying to do. The Ryder Cup is full of passionate fans.”

[Buddyzbuddy]

46. Yup, sounds like a real gentleman's sport.

Never played, but I used to like watching for the beautiful serene settings. Then, I learned how exclusionary, masoginistic, and racist these clubs were/are. Sure some had to be dragged into the 20th Century, at the time, so no. It's a bunch of rich white guys that tolerate the "others". A place to get away from their wives, have private "man" time sometimes with little scantily clad bunnies to ogle and where "business deals" can be made without prying eyes and the guy with the most power, ie. money can cheat without a peep. Where one can hit a miraculous hole in one every other month and make himself a golf champion because he fills out a scorecard based on the honor system of which he's totally void of.

I'll bet it used to be a nice way to get some walking, social time in. What a shame. Everything he touches.

To you guys/gals that genuinely enjoy the sport, this is not directed to you. Please enjoy the game and for you couples that play together, more power to you.

[Walleye]

58. Only when gentlemen play it

[Tetrachloride]

49. the greenest of jealousy. Skill, culture, good looking and not American.

okay that last part is not exactly jealousy

[hatrack]

51. Super. Next up - how to turn a golf tournament into a late 1980s British football riot . . .

It's all part of perfecting The New America - Land Of Assholes.

[whathehell]

85. Um, like Britain as the "Land of Assholes"

during their soccer rioting days, and more recently France during UEFA Champions League last May, with The Netherlands with their gross
anti-semitism during their match with Israel a year before?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/violence-surrounding-soccer-match-israeli-dutch-teams-unfolded-rcna179572#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17590911969968&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fviolence-surrounding-soccer-match-israeli-dutch-teams-unfolded-rcna179572

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1321624-world-footballs-10-most-dangerous-fan-bases

[Gimpyknee]

52. I don't understand the politicizing of this issue.

This rude and boorish fan behavior has been going on for years at the Ryder Cup. It’s about time to end this event.

[Walleye]

57. Trump's America.

If Trump would stand up and tell his fans to settle down, they would. But he just loves this crap.

[BradBo]

60. Trump ruined our chance. And America sucks right now.

[tavernier]

61. Golf is like watching paint dry, IMO.

I might be tempted to get drunk too. Nah. I would better kill my time at a good movie or a walk on the beach.

I know nice MAGAs who would never be that rude. They just aren’t very informed. I’ve spent time with two over the past three years and they no longer support Trump, even came with me to protests. Just be patient and answer questions with verifiable facts. But I also know several who adore rump, regardless of truth. Can’t fix stupid.

[spike jones]

65. I know a guy who graduated college with a civil engineering degree and got a job with the Department of Transportation.

His first task was testing the paint used for road markings. He spent a month getting paid good money by watching paint dry.

[tavernier]

79. As long as it pays the student loans

[PJMcK]

68. Golf is like Cricket

If you understand it, they're magnificent.

If you don't, you might as well watch yacht racing.

[malaise]

101. Profound

[Paladin]

107. All my golfing friends ever do is gripe and whine about the game.

I've never seen or heard anything like it. They seem to get the same pleasure out of the game as they would a severe bout of diarrhea.

That said, the behavior of the troublemakers at the Ryder Cup event was disgraceful. I blame trump.

[DinahMoeHum]

62. Everything Trump Touches Dies

Golf tournaments are no exception.

[not fooled]

75. There's even a book about Krasnov and golf

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41716956-commander-in-cheat]

Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump
Rick Reilly

An outrageous indictment of Donald Trump's appalling behavior when it comes to golf -- on and off the green -- and what it reveals about his character.

Donald Trump loves golf. He loves to play it, buy it, build it, and operate it. He owns 14 courses around the world and runs another five, all of which he insists are the best on the planet. He also claims he's a 3 handicap, almost never loses, and has won an astonishing 18 club championships.

How much of all that is true? Almost none of it, acclaimed sportswriter Rick Reilly reveals in this unsparing look at Trump in the world of golf.

Based on Reilly's own experiences with Trump as well as interviews with over 100 golf pros, amateurs, developers, and caddies, Commander in Cheat is a startling and at times hilarious indictment of Trump and his golf game. You'll learn how Trump cheats (sometimes with the help of his caddies and Secret Service agents), lies about his scores (the "Trump Bump&quot , tells whoppers about the rank of his courses and their worth (declaring that every one of them is worth $50 million), and tramples the etiquette of the game (driving on greens doesn't help). Trump doesn't brag so much, though, about the golf contractors he stiffs, the course neighbors he intimidates, or the way his golf decisions wind up infecting his political ones.


For Trump, it's always about winning. To do it, he uses the tricks he picked up from the hustlers at the public course where he learned the game as a college kid, and then polished as one of the most bombastic businessmen of our time. As Reilly writes, "Golf is like bicycle shorts. It reveals a lot about a man." Commander in Cheat "paints a side-splitting portrait of a congenital cheater" (Esquire), revealing all kinds of unsightly truths Trump has been hiding.

[PJMcK]

78. An excellent book! (n/t)

[Wednesdays]

84. "...(driving on greens doesn't help)..."

He drives on greens? Wouldn't using a putter be more appropriate?

[Ocelot II]

67. I don't follow golf. So American golf spectators are behaving like Scottish soccer hooligans?

That's pretty strange. I thought if you were watching golf you had to be vewwy, vewwy quiet.

[gab13by13]

70. Something else they did was ignorant,

Rory was going to get a divorce a while back but they reconciled and are back together, but a fan yelled, where did you and Shane and Erica sleep last night?

[Rebl2]

71. I believe

Your last sentence explains it all.

[CousinIT]

76. America disgraced itself when it elected Trump. n/t

[Prairie Gates]

80. Golf culture, always conservative even in the best of times, has become MAGA trash

Lacking any class whatsoever, from the idiot fans to the players to the announcers. It is disgraceful, just as you say.

I used to enjoy watching the four majors and the Ryder Cup. Never again. It's cultish and scary and gross.

[whathehell]

86. Sorry, but America is hardly the only country to

"disgrace" itself during sporting events...Try the ugly anti-semitism displayed in the Israel -Netherlands game in 2024, and the violence resulting in injuries and death in a victory "celebration" in France just this year.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1321624-world-footballs-10-most-dangerous-fan-bases

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1321624-world-footballs-10-most-dangerous-fan-bases

[BannonsLiver]

89. It's not a competition and this thread is about the Ryder Cup.

The whataboutism makes it look as though you are defending the fan behavior at the Ryder Cup.

[mdbl]

91. Similar behavior at the US Open this year too

The US is really breaking out the deplorables to make us look like morons on the world stage.

[LudwigPastorius]

94. Most of the problem could be fixed if they just stopped serving booze.

I guess it's better to have a drunken crowd beclown themselves on an international stage than it is to give up that sweet, sweet money.

[malaise]

96. Good read

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/28/usa-fans-ryder-cup-rory-mcilroy

By the time Europe finished the job, finally, on Sunday, the golf had the last word. But until the thrilling denouement, the lasting memory of this Ryder Cup threatened not to be a single swing of the club so much as the ugly backdrop: galleries that drifted from partisan into venomous and the organizers who let the line slide until it snapped.

It didn’t happen all at once. For the first day and a half of golf’s most intense rivalry, it was New York-loud without being unruly. Then Saturday afternoon arrived and the tenor shifted. Rory McIlroy, the visiting lightning rod, kept stepping off shots as volleys of abuse landed in the quiet of his pre-shot routine. Shane Lowry played teammate and minder. Justin Thomas, not exactly a shrinking violet, began shushing his own end of the grandstand so his opponents could putt.

Heather McMahan & Rory McIlroy
Ryder Cup MC apologises and steps down over foul-mouthed McIlroy chant
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There’s a difference between atmosphere and interference, and Bethpage spent too much of the weekend blurring the two. Boos during practice swings and the sing-song “YEW-ESS-AY! YEW-ESS-AY!” after a European miss were tiresome, but survivable. What crept in on Saturday was different: insults aimed at players’ wives, homophobic slurs, cheap shots at McIlroy’s nationality dripping with tiresome stereotypes, gleeful reminders of Pinehurst the moment McIlroy crouched over anything inside five feet.

[Champp]

97. Americans were polite. MAGAT Republicans were disgraceful assholes.

As usual.

Important distinction.

[malaise]

99. No

Read about the guest MC
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/28/usa-fans-ryder-cup-rory-mcilroy

[Champp]

100. Article says the piggy people were magats

In my book, that means they have turned their back on America
and gone to their weak knees for a Golf Cheater. They are indeed magats.

[malaise]

105. I was referring to this from the Guardian link

Sunday brought a tacit admission that the line had been crossed. The first-tee master of ceremonies, the comedian Heather McMahan, stepped down from her role after video showed her leading a chant of “Fuck you Rory!” on Saturday morning. The PGA announced her departure and apology before the singles. If the MC is amplifying the worst instincts in the building, that’s not “energy”; it’s an institutional failure.

[gab13by13]

102. There could also be this connection

Krasnov, IMO, was behind pushing the Saudis to create LIV golf. Krasnov wants LIV to merge with the PGA and eventually be the downfall of the PGA,

Rory McIlroy was on the players board looking at the merger and he was anti-merger, was pro PGA to the dismay of Krasnov.

[OC375]

103. Outrage Exhaustion

Sports has become meaner and meaner in general, and this is a "wilder" golf event. I'm taking this righteous indignation cycle off. Get over it.

[Conjuay]

106. it's an elitist / racist 'sport'

Who cares?

[republianmushroom]

110. The ugly American, proven.