3 h. ago Rory McIlroy makes brutally honest admission over fan abuse following Ryder Cup triumph

Rory McIlroy has spoken for the first time since Team Europe won the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black before his maiden appearance at the DP World India Championship in Delhi

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7 d. ago Collin Morikawa admits US Ryder Cup fans ‘crossed a line’ with abuse but refuses to take blame

Morikawa believes fans had gone too far but denied any responsibility for contributing

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8 d. ago Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll 'in agreement' as feelings clear after email apology

Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica were subjected to abuse at the Ryder Cup that 'crossed the line' and are relocating with their daughter Poppy back to the UK

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1 week ago Rory McIlroy relationship bombshells as insiders claim 'strains linger' with wife Erica

Golfing legend Rory Mcllroy was quick to praise his wife after she felt the brunt of awful abuse at the Ryder Cup. We take a look back at some of the ups and downs of their relationship

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1 week ago Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control?

As Ryder Cup fans throw beer at players’ wives, we investigate if fans’ conduct has got worse or changed little since ancient Athens when Plato bemoaned the mobThe abuse hurled at Europe’s golfers in the Ryder Cup elicited gasps and dismay on both sides of the Atlantic. The crowd at the Bethpage Black course in New York graduated from boos and heckles to homophobic slurs and insults aimed at players’ wives. The first-tee master of ceremonies set the tone by leading a chant of “fuck you, Rory!”, putting Rory McIlroy firmly in the crosshairs – along with his wife, who was hit with a beer cup.After initially playing it down, American golf officials apologised and said some fan behaviour had “crossed the line”, but the affair has left a nagging sense of unease. What if the line has in fact moved? What if accepted codes of crowd behaviour have changed? Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'I watched American golf fans abusing Rory McIlroy at Ryder Cup – his response was epic'

Rory McIlroy has been labelled "the greatest of them all" for putting the abusive Bethpage Black fans in their place and leading Team Europe to Ryder Cup glory

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1 week ago PGA chief to apologise to Rory McIlroy and wife Erica after Ryder Cup abuse ‘crossed the line’

McIlroy was a primary receiver of heckling and abuse on Europe’s way to a 15-13 win at Bethpage Black in New York

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1 week ago PGA of America president belatedly admits US Ryder Cup fans ‘crossed line’ with abuse

Don Rea Jr writes letter to organization’s membersEuropean players and wives were verbally abusedThe president of the PGA of America, who had initially dismissed abuse directed at Europe’s players during this year’s Ryder Cup as no worse than at “a youth soccer game”, has issued an apology.“Let me begin with what we must own. While the competition was spirited – especially with the US team’s rally on Sunday afternoon – some fan behavior clearly crossed the line,” Don Rea Jr wrote in an email to PGA of America members. “It was disrespectful, inappropriate, and not representative of who we are as the PGA of America or as PGA of America golf professionals. We condemn that behavior unequivocally.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rory McIlroy and wife Erica receive apology over vile Ryder Cup abuse... after Europe star was dubbed a 'hypocrite'

McIlroy was subjected to vile taunts throughout last week's golf showpiece in New York, while his partner was at one stage left in tears after being hit by a drink thrown from the crowd.

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2 w. ago Tyrell Hatton tells European supporters not to sink to level of US fans at Bethpage

Ryder Cup will be staged at Adare Manor in 2027‘I don’t really think insults are the way forward’Tyrrell Hatton has urged European supporters not to lower themselves to the level of US golf fans when the Ryder Cup heads to Adare Manor in 2027.Europe’s players were boorishly abused, with Rory McIlroy and his American wife, Erica, targeted for particularly vile treatment, as Bethpage turned ugly. Hatton, who secured the half in the Sunday singles that guaranteed victory for Europe, has told home fans not to seek retribution in Ireland in two years’ time. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I was with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry at the Ryder Cup – what I heard was disgusting'

A Sky Sports golf reporter who followed Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry at the Ryder Cup has called out the "disgusting" abuse they were subjected to at Bethpage Black

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2 w. ago Rory McIlroy and wife told sorry by US golf chief after vile Ryder Cup abuse

PGA of America CEO issues heartfelt apology to McIlroy and the entire European team after Ryder Cup shame at Bethpage

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2 w. ago They weathered vile abuse from US Ryder Cup fans... But now insiders reveal strains STILL exist between Rory McIlroy and the steely wife he came close to divorcing last year

Amid the chaotic jubilation of Europe's Ryder Cup victory, there was something particularly striking about the three words Rory McIlroy uttered to his wife Erica Stoll.

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2 w. ago What Rory McIlroy whispered to wife Erica seconds after Europe won Ryder Cup amid disgraceful abuse from American fans

The duo had endured much tumult at Bethpage Black, a barrage of abuse from the American fans which saw McIlroy ordered to 'f*** off' and Stoll getting beer lobbed at her.

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2 w. ago Ryder Cup WAGs had strict protocol from players if subjected to vile abuse by fans

Tyrrell Hatton has spoken about the Team Europe Ryder Cup wives and partners and the choice they had to make at Bethpage Black after they were verbally abused by fans

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2 w. ago Rory McIlroy demanded Ryder Cup fan be ejected after calling him homophobic slur

WARNING, OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE: Rory McIlroy was subjected to vile abuse during Europe's Ryder Cup victory, telling security to remove a fan who directed a homophobic slur towards him

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2 w. ago Donald Trump sent Rory McIlroy personal text message after Ryder Cup victory

Rory McIlroy was the target of US fans' abuse at the Ryder Cup, but his performance helped him to 'shut them up' and he received a message from Trump after Team Europe won

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2 w. ago Moment Rory McIlroy gets abusive Ryder Cup fan thrown out for using homophobic slur

On Saturday at the Ryder Cup, Team Europe golfer Rory McIlroy got a fan ejected for their use of a disgusting homophobic slur.

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2 w. ago Erica Stoll had to be defended by Ryder Cup stars after 'astonishing' amount of abuse

Rory McIlroy’s wife Erica Stoll had to be defended by Europe’s Ryder Cup stars after receiving ‘astonishing’ amounts of abuse and having a beer thrown at her

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2 w. ago Erica's last laugh: Rory McIlroy's wife grabs a champagne glass to sing about abusive USA fans

Rory McIlroy's wife, Erica Stoll, has had the last laugh after enduring three days of vile abuse from rowdy spectators at the Ryder Cup.

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