Bradley blames poor US display for angry crowd

United States captain Keegan Bradley defended the raucous New York crowds that seemed to cross a sportsmanship line on Sept 27 in heckling European golfers at the Ryder Cup.

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Personal insults, profane remarks and yelling to disrupt putts were among the things that pushed the police to walk with Rory Mcllroy and Shane Lowry during their four-ball victory.

It did not prevent Europe from seizing a record 111/2-41/2 lead entering the 12 concluding singles matches, with the Americans a distant 10 points from reclaiming the trophy. The Sept 28 final round ended after press time.

The crowd chanted “f*** you, Rory” at the first tee and elsewhere on the Bethpage Black course. Another popular chant was “US Open, US Open”, a reference to him squandering leads there in 2023 and 2024.

On the 16th hole of his four-ball match, Mcllroy yelled at fans to “shut the f*** up” when they heckled him while he was addressing his ball.

It also got feisty in the second match, in which Tommy Fleetwood and fellow Englishman Justin Rose prevailed 3 and 2 over Americans stars Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau.