""In the press conference after it's over, he is saying that I think golf should be held to a higher standard of decorum, but in the meantime he says 'F you, F you, F you' in full voice for the world to see," Azinger told the Subpar podcast. "He turns around and says to the guy, 'Shut the F up.' The guy in the media asks him, 'How did that feel, Rory, to tell him to shut up and then hit it to two feet?' And he said, 'It felt pretty f'ing good.'"
""And I'm, like, which is it, Rory? Is it that golf is held to a higher standard or are you just going to 'F you' the fans and act that like that's OK?" "So, I love Rory, but you can't say that. You can't say the fans need to behave better and then in the meantime lay them to waste. You can't do both. You've got to be one or the other.""
""It's unfortunate that people crossed the line last week," Mr Sprague told Golf Channel. "There's no place for that at the Ryder Cup, no place for it in the game of golf and we are not happy with what happened last week. I haven't spoken to Rory or Erica, I do plan on sending them an email with my heartfelt apologies because of what occurred, "There's no place for that in the Ryder Cup or the game of golf. I heard Rory say it, we're better than that in golf.""
Azinger accused McIlroy of hypocrisy for calling for higher standards of decorum while loudly using profane language toward fans during the Ryder Cup. Azinger described McIlroy telling a spectator to "shut the F up" and later saying "it felt pretty f'ing good" after a shot, arguing that one cannot both demand better fan behaviour and publicly berate spectators. PGA of America CEO Derek Sprague said people crossed the line, confirmed an apology would be sent to McIlroy and his wife after a beer was thrown, and stated that such conduct has no place in golf. Tom McKibbin and Conor Purcell opened the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship with seven-under 65s.
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