Europe’s Tommy Fleetwood celebrates with Rory McIlroy on the third hole at Bethpage Black golf course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Europe’s Rory McIlroy greets a fan on the second hole at Bethpage Black golf course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Europe’s Rory McIlroy celebrates on the 11th hole at Bethpage Black golf course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
McIlroy gets colorful in telling the Ryder Cup crowd to shut up, then goes about doing it himself
FARMINGDALE, N. Y. (AP) 鈥 Rory McIlroy backed away from the ball, turned around and told a group of heckling fans to 鈥淪hut the (expletive) up!鈥 Then, he stepped up to his shot and did the work himself.
Europe’s Tommy Fleetwood celebrates with Rory McIlroy on the third hole at Bethpage Black golf course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
FARMINGDALE, N. Y. (AP) 鈥 Rory McIlroy backed away from the ball, turned around and told a group of heckling fans to 鈥淪hut the (expletive) up!鈥 Then, he stepped up to his shot and did the work himself.
McIlroy hit an approach to 3 feet on No. 16 after the cuss heard 鈥榬ound the golf world on Saturday at the . It set up teammate Tommy Fleetwood’s winning putt in a 3-and-2 victory over Collin Morikawa and Harris English, as Europe expanded to 8 1/2-3 1/2 heading into the afternoon.
No European player takes more grief from fans than McIlroy at the emotionally charged Ryder Cup when it’s played in America. McIlroy’s stroll around for the Day 2 foursome matches 鈥 with the Americans desperate for a comeback 鈥 was no different.
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He heard jeers ranging from 鈥淣ot today, Rory!鈥 to comments about the specialty protein bars he eats to whatever the fans were saying as he sized up his shot from the rough on No. 16 after the U.S. had won two straight holes to tighten up their match.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 mind them having a go at us,” McIlroy said afterward. 鈥淟ike that鈥檚 to be expected. I mean, that鈥檚 what an away Ryder Cup is. Whenever they are still doing it while you are over the ball and trying to hit your shot, that鈥檚 the tough thing.鈥
It was the second foursomes victory for the team called 鈥淔leetwood Mac鈥 over the American pairing of Morikawa and English.
In a brief TV interview after the win, McIlroy was asked about the need to stay focused when playing in front of a hostile crowd.
鈥淵ou know, look, in between shots, say whatever you want to me. That鈥檚 totally fine. But just let us 鈥 you gave us the respect to let us hit shots, and give us the same chance that the Americans have, I guess.鈥
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