The Ryder Cup MC who quit after leading foul-mouthed chants against Rory McIlroy says the backlash she has received has been ‘Salem-witch-esque’.

Heather McMahan, an American actress and comedian, had been employed to warm up fans and provide a light-hearted voice in amongst the heat of battle at Bethpage Black.

But McMahan found herself in hot water after she was filmed bellowing ‘f*** you, Rory’ into her megaphone at the first tee as McIlroy and Shane Lowry locked horns with Justin Thomas and Cameron Young in an absorbing fourball contest on day two.

The rowdy New York crowd needed no invitation in taunting and taking verbal shots at McIlory, who was subjected to relentless abuse throughout Team Europe’s 15-13 victory over the USA.

McIlroy – who was left visibly irate at several poin

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