""I don't think we should ever accept that. 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. This should not be what is acceptable in the Ryder Cup.""
""The shouting included personal insults and homophobic slurs, with fans of the US team having been led in a chant of "F**k you, Rory" at the first tee by emcee and comedian Heather McMahan. She later apologised to and stood back from her duties on the final day, Sunday (28 September), the BBC reported. The barbs aimed at McIlroy included one spectator yelling: "Rory, don't let your boyfriend down," followed by other slurs which Golf Digest's senior writer Joel Beall said "cannot be printed".""
Europe retained the Ryder Cup with a 15-13 victory at Bethpage Black in Long Island, New York. Rory McIlroy was subjected to sustained heckling, including personal insults and homophobic slurs, while preparing to play. An emcee led a chant of "F**k you, Rory," and one spectator yelled "Rory, don't let your boyfriend down." A thrown beer struck McIlroy's wife, Erica Stoll. McIlroy called the behaviour unacceptable, said golf should be held to a higher standard, and praised his wife's composure. Teammate Shane Lowry described the amount of abuse Stoll faced as astonishing.
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