ROR EMOTION AS FAMILY TARGETED

FROM NEIL MCLEMAN Masters champion then stuck his wedge to three feet and Tommy Fleetwood drained the winning putt. Asked how that felt, Mcliroy said: “Very f*****g satisfying.”

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RORY MCILROY insisted verbal abuse of family members should be “off limits” as he paid an emotional tribute to his wife Erica Stoll after Europe's Ryder Cup victory.

And the Masters champion said he will make clear to Irish fans at Adare Manor in 2027 that “what happened here this week is not acceptable”.

American Stoll (above) was repeatedly heckled and then hit by a plastic beer cup while watching her husband during the shameful Saturday afternoon at Bethpage Black.

Extra police and security had to be deployed, along with police dogs. "I wish they had let the dogs off the leashes,” said the Northern Irishman, only half-jokingly.

The world No.2 was a constant target of American fans during the weekend.