FARMINGDALE, N.Y.: Rory McIlroy got so fed up with one American at the Ryder Cup that he asked security to throw out the spectator. The noise was so loud and relentless that McIlroy talked about taking medicine for a headache. This was 2016 at Hazeltine. The behavior at Bethpage Black took the atmosphere to a new level, which surprised no one who has seen championship golf on the Long Island public course even without an “us versus them” competition involving flags like the Ryder Cup. The tone was set Friday morning when a fan screamed out, “Fore, right!” as Jon Rahm was over his tee shot.

An emotional Rory McIlroy opened up on how he and his wife Erica were treated by the crowds during the tournament in Bethpage

"I chirped back a few times because it got to me a few times," McIlroy said after disappointed American fans focused their ire on him.

Rory McIlroy hits out at the "unacceptable and abusive behaviour" at the Ryder Cup after his wife Erica is hit by a drink thrown by an American fan.

The Northern Irishman helped Europe win the Ryder Cup and then called out the hostile New York crowd.

Two-time captain Tom Watson condemned the "rude and mean-spirited" home crowd at New York's Bethpage Black course.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y.: Rory McIlroy got so fed up with one American at the Ryder Cup that he asked security to throw out the spectator. The noise was so loud and relentless that…

There is "no place in golf" for the abuse suffered by Rory McIlroy and Team Europe at the Ryder Cup, says PGA of America CEO Derek Sprague.