导出博客文章A fan was ejected from Hazeltine National Golf Club on Saturday after directing
a crude comment at Team Europe star Rory McIlroy.?Fans attending the Ryder Cup
couldnt resist heckling McIlroy throughout the day, and while some of it was
playful, it grew increasingly nasty as Saturday afternoon four-ball was
contested.After McIlroy made an unlikely birdie on the seventh hole, and
punctuated his celebration by turning toward Lake Hazeltine and howling with
glee, it got particularly ugly. On the walk to the eighth tee, a good 300 yards
up a hill with the crowd lining both sides of the ropes, one fan leaned toward
the Northern Irishman and screamed an obscenity at him.McIlroy, who had been
reluctant to acknowledge the jeers for much of the day, immediately stopped and
pointed right at the fan. He called out for security and continued his icy
stare-down with the fan until an officer arrived. McIlroy strutted up the hill,
took a few deep breaths, then hit an iron shot right over the flag at No. 8 to
15 feet.He said some derogatory things that went over the line. I tried to get
him removed, McIlroy said.?He and Thomas Pieters won the hole to go 3-up
over?Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson. They ended up winning the match, 3 and 1,
but the U.S. leads Europe 9?-6?.Afterward, McIlroy said the pro-U.S. crowd
fueled him.Its a tough environment for us to come and play in, he said. We
expect that. Its the same for the U.S. guys when they come to play in Europe.
You have to keep your concentration out there. Its been a long day, and
sometimes emotions run high.It fueled me a lot. The more they shouted, the
better we played. I hope they shout at us all day tomorrow.?Two groups farther
back Saturday afternoon, someone shouted Sergio, you suck! at Sergio Garcia, who
with Spanish compatriot Rafael Cabrera Bello staged a great comeback to snatch
an important half-point against Americans Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed. The
comment led to U.S. vice captain Tom Lehman telling people to calm down.?Police
in the area work together with event security during the Ryder Cup. The PGA of
America estimates that some 250,000 people will have attended the entire weeks
festivities by Sundays end.?On Sunday, the PGA issued a statement saying
security staff will remove any fans who are disruptive in any way, including the
use of vulgar or profane language directed at the players.Chaska Police Chief
Scott Knight told ESPNUK that as of Saturday afternoon, four people had been
ejected since play started Friday.?They are inappropriate in their heckling,
their boisterousness and behavior, Knight said. There have been a couple who
have singled out some players and been over the line in what they are yelling at
them.I dont know if one of those players was Rory McIlroy. Sergio Garcia was a
target.?Heated exchanges between fans and players are nothing new to the Ryder
Cup, especially this week.On Friday, McIlroy attempted to quiet the noise at
Hazeltine when he?turned to the partisan American crowd and bowed, twice, then
screamed, Cmon! as he punched the chilly Minnesota air with his fist after
rolling in a 20-foot eagle putt on No. 16 to finish off Johnson and Matt Kuchar
in four-ball.?That came after an American four-point sweep in the
morning.?McIlroy said he wasnt fazed by anything said by the crowd.And Im not
fazed by anything the U.S. throws at us, he said.Danny Willett, the European
player and Masters champion,?was heckled and jeered throughout his Ryder Cup
debut Friday afternoon, a vociferous response from fans at Hazeltine who took
exception to a crude but humorous essay penned by his brother this week that
called American golf fans fat, stupid, greedy [and] classless.Information from
ESPN.coms Bob Harig, ESPNUKs Leo Spall, the Press Association and The Associated
Press was used in this report.
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