However, the European team were jeered and abused by American fans throughout the tournament with McIlroy and Shane Lowry among the players heavily targeted.
Meanwhile, McIlroy’s wife, Erica, was also targeted by hecklers and was hit by a drink which was thrown by a spectator.
Here’s the full scene as Rory McIlroy’s wife Erica got hit with a beer (glanced off her hat) on Saturday afternoon.Rory and Lowry had just won on 18 and he was coming back to 17 to cheer on the groups behind — and celebrate with Euro fans.Looked like someone hit the drink out… pic.twitter.com/vdG4mAny1s
‘It should be off-limits,’ McIlroy said of the abuse directed towards Erica. ‘But obviously it wasn’t this week.
‘Erica is fine. She’s a very, very strong woman. You know, she handled everything this week with class and poise and dignity like she always has. I love her and we’re going to have a good time celebrating tonight.’
Team Europe secured their Ryder Cup win over the United States on Sunday (Reuters)
PGA of America CEO, Derek Sprague, has now revealed that both McIlroy and Erica have been contacted in response to the abuse they received at Bethpage Black last week.
‘I sent a long email to share with Rory and Erica and just told him that we will do better in the future,’ Sprague told The Athletic on Wednesday.
‘I’m the CEO now. I don’t condone this type of behavior. This is not good for the game of golf. It’s not good for the Ryder Cup. It’s not good for any of the professional athletes, and we will do better.’
‘I’m disappointed in fan behavior, disappointed in the first tee and the emcee that it’s just that’s not who we are. And I was just really, really, really disappointed.’
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