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Team Europe retained the Ryder Cup after a weekend at Bethpage Black, but one of the main storylines from this year’s rivalry was Team USA fans were treating the golfers on Long Island.

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and his wife, Erica, were at the center of some of those insults on the course, and The PGA of America CEO, Derek Sprague, made it a point to apologize.

"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 . "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."

Sprague went on to

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