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Rory McIlroy addressed the Ryder Cup fan behavior in New York, acknowledging a “rough week” for the European team. Despite some instances of “unacceptable and abusive behavior,” McIlroy emphasized that the team handled the situation with “class and poise,” even engaging in some lighthearted banter. He clarified that only a small minority of the crowd was responsible for the negative behavior, while the majority were genuine golf fans who showed respect and fairness to both teams. He concluded that the team’s performance ultimately “shut them up.”
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‘Majority are true golf fans – a small subset behaved a little differently’published at 10:21 BST
More from Rory McIlroy on fan behaviour at the Ryder Cup in New York, and how he tried his best to keep his cool:
“Look, it was a rough week for all of us. But at the same time, we shut them up by our performance and how we played, and we tried to – I chirped back a few times because it got to me a few times, but we tried to handle everything that came our way with class and poise, and for the most part, I felt like we did that.
“There was a lot of language that was unacceptable and abusive behavior.
“Look, it’s a minority of the crowd. It’s not the majority. The majority of people here are true golf fans and are respectful and let both teams have the same chance to hit the shots and play a fair contest.
“But you know, there was a small subset of people that behaved a little bit differently than that.”
