Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry found themselves on the end of shocking abuse at the Ryder Cup on Saturday.
As Europe continued their dominance over the Americans on the golf course, fans at Bethpage Black stole headlines for the wrong reasons.
At times, McIlroy and Lowry needed to be escorted around the golf course by state police as spectators overstepped the mark in New York and turned the famous event into a farce.
After a hostile reception on Friday afternoon, the two Europe stars were singled out for abuse in the top fourball match against Justin Thomas and Cam Young.
talkSPORT heard comments aimed at McIlroy about his marriage to Erica Stoll and insults fired at Lowry over his weight.
While Europe were prepared to receive abuse this weekend, as is often the case in away Ryder Cups, the timing of it quickly became an issue on Saturday afternoon.
Fans began to yell out on the backswing of the Europeans, forcing them to back off and call for the match referee to step in.
After telling fans to ‘shut the f*** up’ in the morning session, McIlroy could be heard saying ‘I’m not going to putt until they shut up’ in the afternoon.
He was later seen telling fans: “In between shots, say whatever you want to me.”
At the 14th hole, McIlroy went ballistic after holing a birdie putt, shouting ‘f****** come on’ at the fans.
The Northern Irishman had blown kisses at the crowd from the first tee as they chanted, ‘f*** you Rory’, a song McIlroy would have to get used to across the day.
Thomas, a good friend of his, showed his class by intervening at the ninth hole, telling the crowd to be quiet while his opponents were taking their shots and continuing to do so thereafter.
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McIlroy’s wife Stoll was on the grounds to support her husbandGettyLowry rose to the insults, screaming ‘f*** you’ back at the crowd after holing a putt to win the fourth hole for Team Europe.
At the tenth, the Irishman was held back from confronting a fan as McIlroy was teeing off, before gesturing to officials for him to be kicked out.
In the event itself, Europe became the first away team in history to win the first three sessions of a Ryder Cup, asserting unprecedented dominance on foreign soil.
They took a five-point lead into the afternoon fourballs on Saturday, looking for just a fifth away win in their history.
By winning both foursomes sessions 3-1, Europe have done much to silence the crowd in the mornings.
In fact, it was the travelling fans who were most vocal in the 18th grandstand at the halfway point on Saturday.
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With $750 tickets and $15 beers, many were questioning whether the PGA of America had stifled New York’s famous sporting atmosphere. Until now.
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