Rory McIlroy said that PGA of America chief executive Derek Sprague has sent a personal apology for the abuse directed at him and his wife during Europe's Ryder Cup victory in New York.

Europe held off a stirring fightback from the U.S. at Bethpage Black, where the Americans had gone into the final session 12-5 down before mounting a comeback in the singles, only to come up short .

Luke Donald 's team -- and McIlroy in particular -- were on the end of abuse from a partisan crowd across the three days, with a beer from the crowd hitting McIlroy's wife, Erica. The number of insults and jeers , some that occurred as he was in the process of hitting a shot, caused delays and led the PGA of America to add extra security.

"I got a lovely email from Derek Sprague apologizing," McIlroy to

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