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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Rory McIlroy told fans to “Shut the f— up!” after they were yelling during his pre-shot routine in the morning foursomes session of the Ryder Cup on Saturday, and the heckling continued to ramp up in the afternoon four-balls.
Sitting 2 up during his and Tommy Fleetwood‘s match against Collin Morikawa and Harris English, McIlroy was in the right rough near the gallery about to hit his approach shot when he backed off and shouted the remark at the crowd.
McIlroy went through his routine again and hit the shot to a few feet, where Fleetwood’s birdie putt closed out the 3-and-2 win for the Europeans.
During the afternoon four-ball matches, McIlroy, who was paired with Shane Lowry, continued to be heckled, and increased security was added to their group.
On the sixth green, McIlroy had to step off his putt multiple times because of noise from the gallery. A rules official was brought in, and McIlroy spoke to him about the situation before eventually hitting the putt.
Later, on the 10th hole, a fan in the gallery was ejected after being singled out by Lowry. Following his tee shot, Lowry alerted a member