Fans' bad behaviour no small BEER for irate Rory

RORY McIlroy said police dogs should have been let off leashes after his wife was struck by a beer can amid unacceptable scenes at the Ryder Cup.

- By ANDY HAMPSON

The Northern Irishman was heckled throughout the three days at Bethpage Black by a raucous crowd, suffering crude personal taunts and repeated attempts to distract him as he prepared to play shots. The world number two revealed his wife Erica was also caught in the commotion as a beer tossed from the crowd hit her hat when the atmosphere was at its most frenzied during Saturday's fractious fourballs session.

McIlroy himself lost his cool at times during the week, making an offensive gesture on one occasion and shouting back on another, while play was repeatedly held up as police tried to restore calm.