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America’s Ryder Cup Losers Were Outside the Ropes Saturday at Bethpage Black
As matches slipped away from the U.S. team, fans ratcheted up the boorishness to uncomfortable levels—but what did anyone expect when the Ryder Cup was awarded here?
It was easy to find American losers at Bethpage Black on Saturday, and you didn’t need a scoreboard. You didn’t even need to open your eyes. You just had to listen to the crowd. Fans were profane, obnoxious, ill-timed and not nearly as clever as they liked to believe.
“Absolutely, it was a really challenging day,” Rory McIlroy said.
“Like something I've never experienced,” Shane Lowry said.
By the back nine of their match against Justin Thomas and Cam Young, McIlroy and Lowry literally needed a police escort to get around the course: A handful of cops followed them everywhere to keep order. It was a great match that went all the way to the 18th hole, but Thomas might need to catch the replay to appreciate it. Whenever McIlroy or Lowry stood over a putt for the last three holes, Thomas was facing the crowd, trying to get people to be quiet. Beating Europe is hard enough. Players shouldn’t have to get involved in crowd control.
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