Being a tranquil game, golf has always prided itself on sportsmanship. But the Ryder Cup is not the same. National pride is on the line when the best golfers from the USA and Europe face each other at the biennial event. This pride and intensity call for emotions and chaos that no other golf tournament can match. But sometimes, that chaos can go to the next level, and the 2025 Ryder Cup was an attestation of that.

Rory McIlroy and some European team members faced intense, hostile fan behavior from some U.S. spectators. Patrick Reed , who has faced somewhat similar behavior from the media, sympathizes with McIlroy over what went down at Bethpage Black in New York.

The 9x PGA Tour winner was in a conversation with Bunkered.co.uk. “The way I heard the fans acted in New York was un

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