The outbursts from World No. 2 Rory McIlroy shocked many, but his fiery reactions didn’t come without reason. On the opening day, cameras caught him flipping off the crowd, and the following day, he was overheard snapping, “Shut the f*** up.” With the abuses hurled at him about past romantic affiliations and even throwing a water bottle at his wife, no one thought it was unwarranted. And one fellow pro came to his support for that, exactly that, who pointed to deeper issues behind the scenes.
After the Ryder Cup wrapped up, LIV golfer Ian Poulter weighed in, siding with McIlroy and holding officials accountable. Sharing a video from @Crossfieldmark on his Instagram story , Poulter wrote: “So so so disappointing and sad that this happened this way. This is not acceptable and must b