"As Team USA's Ryder Cup humiliation continued unabated at Bethpage Black on Saturday, a small number of home fans directed a torrent of unacceptable abuse at Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy as the European pair took on Justin Thomas and Cameron Young in an afternoon fourball. McIlroy bristled at heckling during the opening three sessions of the tournament. A number of fans disrupted the Northern Irish golfer as he addressed the ball on several occasions on Friday and Saturday."
"That appeared to mark McIlroy down for special treatment from a small but unsavory section of the home crowd during the Saturday afternoon fourball, which began at the very first hole with the master of ceremonies Heather McMahan an actress and comedian leading a fk you Rory chant. She has since stepped down. Lowry, McIlroy's close friend, was also on the receiving end of abuse during the round."
"The abuse became personal, with some fans taking aim at family members of the European pair. Others made jibes at Lowry's weight in a despicable display of crassness. Tensions boiled over as early as the fourth hole when McIlroy backed off a putt after a fan yelled an obscenity at him. He eventually missed the putt before Lowry stepped up and drained an eagle putt to win the hole and send the European pair into an early lead."
At Bethpage Black during the 2025 Ryder Cup, a small group of home fans verbally abused Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry as they faced Justin Thomas and Cameron Young. Heckling disrupted McIlroy through the opening sessions and escalated during the Saturday fourball, with master of ceremonies Heather McMahan leading a 'fk you Rory' chant; she later stepped down. Abuse targeted family members and included crude comments about Lowry's weight. McIlroy backed off a putt after an obscenity, then reacted by beating his chest and shouting at a heckler. Lowry drained an eagle to win the fourth hole. Several fans were reportedly ejected.
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