Paul Azinger wants Rory McIlroy to pick a lane.
Reflecting on the aftermath of a rowdy Ryder Cup weekend at Bethpage Black, Azinger — who captained the Americans to a win in 2008 — called out the reigning Masters champion over his conflicting remarks about the hostile fan behavior exhibited when he was leaning into it himself.
“Today in the press conference, after it’s over, he’s saying, ‘I think golf should be held to a higher standard of decorum.’ Isn’t that what he said? But in the meantime, he says, ‘F-you, F-you, F-you’ in full voice for the world to see. He turns around and says to the guy, ‘Shut the eff up,’ the guy in the media asked him today, ‘How did that feel, Rory, to tell the guy to shut the eff up and then hit it two feet?’ And he said, ‘It felt pretty effing good,’ and