On Saturday at the Ryder Cup, Team Europe golfer Rory McIlroy got a fan ejected for their use of a disgusting homophobic slur.
McIlroy had been the subject of abuse from American fans throughout the three day event at Bethpage Black on Long Island.
But in a video posted to social media, the former Irish Olympian took action against one fan who went too far.
The video appears to be taken by the person who uttered the slur and was recorded as McIlroy and his wife, Erica Stoll, walked by.
‘Rory! Hey, ya little fa***t,’ said the person from behind the ropes.
Almost immediately, McIlroy whipped his head around, stared the person down, and called security over.
Rory McIlroy was the target of abuse by American fans throughout the Ryder Cup last weekend
He kicked out one fan who targeted the him with homophobic abuse at Bethpage on Saturday
‘Throw him out,’ the golfer said, appearing to point right at the person holding the camera.
‘Aww, for what? For what?’ the alleged offender asked. McIlroy replied, ‘For calling me a fa***t.’
The crowd at Bethpage was very vocal in their animosity against the Europeans, especially McIlroy.
When asked about it after the end of the tournament, McIlroy said that abuse of that level and nature should never be accepted in the sport – no matter the event.
‘I think golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there this week,’ McIlroy said, adding, ‘Sometimes this week we didn’t see that… This should not be what is acceptable in the Ryder Cup.
He also said that the Europeans will ‘be making sure to say to our fans in Ireland in 2027 that what happened here this week is not acceptable.’
It wasn’t the first time McIlroy kicked out fans at the tournament. As reported by NBC, fans who bought a ‘Cherry Fairway Fizz’ drink at Bethpage Black were given a free squeaky duck toy… and Americans made use of them in an unexpected way to disrupt McIlroy’s game.
On the 10th tee, McIlroy could be seen asking security to remove some fans after they continued squeaking the ducks while he tried to play his shot.
Footage emerged of Erica Stoll being hit with a drink during a tumultuous Saturday in New York
In the video, Rory McIlroy’s wife looked around shocked to see where the drink had come from after it struck her hat
Despite all the vitriol hurled his way, McIlroy finished with a record of 3-1-1 to help the Europeans retain the Ryder Cup.
Fans didn’t just hurl abuse at McIlroy, but also at his wife Erica Stoll.
When walking to the first tee on Saturday, a fan hurled a drink at the former PGA of America employee and which her on the hat she was wearing.
In a video which circulated on Saturday, McIlroy can be seen wiping something from her hat and asking her if she is okay while they moved away from the stand of rowdy fans, surrounded by security for the European team.
But another angle showed a rightfully enraged McIlroy attempting to get into the crowd and find the perpetrator – only to be held back.
In the ensuing melee, Stoll looked around shocked, as if to see where the projectile had come from.
Daily Mail Sport reported on Saturday evening that Stoll was alleged to have been left in tears by various incidents over the course of the day, including chants directed at her.
