Rory McIlroy got so fed up with one American at the Ryder Cup that he asked security to throw out the spectator. The noise was so loud and relentless that McIlroy talked about taking medicine for a headache. The behavior at Bethpage Black took the atmosphere to a new level, which surprised no one who has seen championship golf on the Long Island public course even without an “us versus them” competition involving flags like the Ryder Cup.
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FARMINGDALE,N.Y.(AP)—RoryMcIlroygotsofedupwithoneAmericanattheRyderCupthatheaskedsecuritytothrowoutthespectator.ThenoisewassoloudandrelentlessthatMcIlroytalkedabouttakingmedicineforaheadache.
Thiswas2016atHazeltine.
ThebehavioratBethpageBlacktooktheatmospheretoanewlevel,whichsurprisednoonewhohasseenchampionshipgolfontheLongIslandpubliccourseevenwithoutan“usversusthem”competitioninvolvingflagsliketheRyderCup.
ThetonewassetFridaymorningwhenafanscreamedout,“Fore,right!”asJonRahmwasoverhisteeshot.AsmallsectionstartedanexpletivechantatMcIlroy,whichwasrepeatedSaturdaymorningbyHeatherMcMahan,hiredasamasterofceremo
