"McIlroy spoke earlier this week about the nasty abuse he suffered from sections of the American gallery in New York - including seeing his wife hit by a flying beer on Saturday evening. "It's unfortunate that people crossed the line last week," Sprague said. "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.""
"The Grand Slam winner reacted several times to abusive fans and admitted after Europe's heart-stopping victory that he "chirped back because it got to me a few times, but we tried to handle everything that came our way with class and poise, and for the most part, I felt like we did that". "It was a rough week for all of us. But at the same time, we shut them up by our performance," said McIlroy."
Rory McIlroy and his wife were subjected to nasty abuse from sections of the American gallery in New York, including his wife being hit by a flying beer. Sprague said people crossed the line, stated there is no place for that at the Ryder Cup or in the game of golf, and said he plans to email heartfelt apologies. McIlroy was targeted consistently during Europe’s 15-13 win and said he "chirped back" at times but the team tried to handle incidents with class and poise. McIlroy said the abuse crossed a line and that golf should be held to a higher standard. Paul Azinger criticised McIlroy for condemning foul language while using profanity himself.
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