Rory McIlroy shared a particular second with spouse Erica Stoll on Sunday after Europe retained the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black with a 15-13 win.
Moments after teammate Shane Lowry sank his putt on the 18th to seal a second consecutive victory for the Europeans, the Northern Irishman kissed Stoll on the inexperienced to conclude a wild weekend on Lengthy Island.
Over the course of the match, the 36-year-old McIlory was mercilessly heckled by followers whereas Stoll, his spouse of eight years, was struck by a beverage Saturday from the rowdy crowd.
“I don’t assume we should always ever settle for that in golf,” McIlroy stated Sunday evening. “I feel golf ought to be held to a better customary than what was seen on the market this week.”
When Day 2 of the worldwide conflict received underway Saturday, McIlroy advised spectators to “shut the f–okay up” amid the chirps, and stated to a referee on the course in the course of the afternoon session he’s “not going to putt till they shut up.”
Issues solely received worse when footage shared on social media depicted a beverage connecting with a shocked Stoll.
Golf Journal’s Dyland Dethier posted a clip of the incident and stated, “Appeared like somebody hit the drink out of one other man’s hand.”
McIlroy, who was additionally heckled with chants about CBS Sports activities reporter Amanda Balionis following final yr’s marital woes with Stoll, expanded on the dearth of etiquette displayed by the group.
“Golf has the flexibility to unite folks. Golf teaches you superb life classes. It teaches you etiquette. It teaches you easy methods to play by the foundations. It teaches you easy methods to respect folks,” he stated.
“Generally this week we didn’t see that.”
With the Ryder Cup returning to Europe for 2027, McIlroy stated he hopes the followers on the opposite aspect of the pond take observe that what transpired stateside shouldn’t occur once more.
“This shouldn’t be what is suitable within the Ryder Cup,” McIlroy stated. “However you realize, we shall be ensuring to say to our followers in Eire in 2027 that what occurred right here this week will not be acceptable.”
The Golf Course at Adare Manor in Eire will play host to the Ryder Cup in two years.
