Rory McIlroy Silences Heckler With F-Bomb, Then Seals Ryder Cup Match in Cold-Blooded Style
It's going to take more than that to shake the Masters champ
Everyone knows that you stay quiet when someone is about to hit out on the golf course. However, a couple of Ryder Cup fans appear to have momentarily forgotten this, and Rory McIlroy was quick to remind them.
And he didn't hold back.
According to Daily Mail, McIlroy was gearing up to take a shot from just off the fairway at Bethpage Black when a few Team USA fans got loud.
One is reported to have yelled, "Freedom!" which I think we can all get behind, but McIlroy didn't dig it.
Although it's probably safe to assume that he just didn't like their yelling, as opposed to the sentiment.
The Masters champ turned and told the fan in no uncertain terms to "Shut the f--k up."
But do you want to know what quieted the fans more than telling them to shut the f--k up?
How about re-focusing and hitting a shot within three yards of the pin to set up a match-clinching putt?
Look, we're all about Team USA around these parts… but that was impressive as hell.
This was not the first little run-in with fans that McIlroy has had this weekend.
On Friday, McIlroy was on the 11th hole when it appeared that he threw some fans a one-finger salute.
It's a little tough to tell from that photo. I've seen crisper photos of Bigfoot, but that sure looks to my eyes like a bird-flipping.
Team USA obviously has a home-course advantage in this year's edition of the Ryder Cup, and fans are trying to knock the Northern Irishman and the rest of Team Europe off their game.
Unfortunately, it sure doesn't seem to be working.
On Saturday afternoon, through 12 matches, Team Europe leads 8.5 to 3.5. Team USA needs 14.5 points to win, while Team Europe needs 14 to retain, having won the previous tournament in 2023.