The vitriol spewed at Rory McIlroy by Ryder Cup fans hit its breaking point Saturday.
Footage circulating on X Monday captured the moment the Northern Irishman, 36, demanded a spectator be booted from Bethpage Black for calling him a homophobic slur.
In the video, McIlroy can be seen walking the green beside wife Erica Stoll as a spectator shouted, “Rory, hey ya little f—-t.” 6
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With his mouth agape, McIlroy turned in the fan’s direction and instructed security to “throw him out.” When the spectator asked why, the reigning Masters champion responded, “For calling me a f—-t.”
It was a wild afternoon on Long Island, where McIlroy not only told hecklers to “shut the f–k up,” but informed a course referee he refused to putt until fans “shut up.”
The day descended further into