""Look, I don't think we should ever accept that in golf," "I think golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there this week. Golf has the ability to unite people. Golf teaches you very good life lessons. It teaches you etiquette. It teaches you how to play by the rules. It teaches you how to respect people.""
""Sometimes this week, we didn't see that. So no, this should not be what is acceptable in the Ryder Cup. But you know, we will be making sure to say to our fans in Ireland in 2027 that what happened here this week is not acceptable, and for me, it's come and support your home team. Come and support your team.""
"'I think if I was an American, I would be annoyed that people ... I didn't hear a lot of shouts for Scottie today, but I heard a lot of shouts against me. It's like, support your players. That's the thing. "Look, it was a rough week for all of us. But at the same time, we shut them up with our performance and how we played.""
Rory McIlroy condemned aggressive heckling as unacceptable in golf and called for the sport to uphold higher standards of etiquette and respect. He emphasized golf's ability to unite people and to teach life lessons like playing by the rules and respecting others. He pledged to remind fans in Ireland in 2027 that hostile behaviour at the Ryder Cup was unacceptable and urged spectators to support their own players. McIlroy acknowledged moments when he responded verbally but stressed that the team handled pressure with class and poise. He credited close bonds with teammates, family and friends for feeling protected and safe and called the away Ryder Cup win after 13 years a major career achievement following a Masters victory.
Read at Irish Independent
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