Rory McIlroy let Ryder Cup followers know he wasn’t thrilled with their actions throughout event play this weekend.
On Saturday, September 27, McIlroy was caught telling attendees to “Shut the f*** up!” after they yelled throughout his pre-shot routine on the annual occasion.
McIlroy was making ready to hit a shot when he immediately stopped and yelled on the crowd.
“I don’t thoughts them having a go at us. Like, that’s to be anticipated. I imply, that’s what an away Ryder Cup is,” he later stated to ESPN. “Each time they’re nonetheless doing it while you’re over the ball and attempting to hit your shot, that’s the robust factor.”
ESPN additionally reported the golf professional was additionally a goal of heckling in the course of the occasion on Friday, September 26. Issues obtained so heated that his teammate Sam Burns was pressured to intervene by holding up his hand to maintain the group quiet.
“In between pictures, say no matter you wish to me,” McIlroy added. “However simply allow us to — you gave us the respect to allow us to hit pictures, and provides us the identical likelihood that the People have, I assume.”
The golfer arrived on the Ryder Cup in Farmingdale, New York, alongside his spouse, Erica Stoll, on Tuesday, September 23.
The outing is a robust signal the pair are dedicated to working via marital issues that surfaced final 12 months. The couple filed for divorce in Could 2024 earlier than getting again collectively weeks later.
“Over the previous weeks, Erica and I’ve realized that our greatest future was as a household collectively. Fortunately, we now have resolved our variations and look ahead to a brand new starting,” McIlroy stated in an announcement to the Guardian in June 2024.
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In a second interview with the outlet in September 2025, McIlroy admitted to scuffling with the eye and fame he’s obtained via golf.
“It’s a wrestle for me to like the place I’m in on a regular basis,” McIlroy, 36, shared. “There are occasions once I want to simply breeze via life and never get the eye I do however I perceive that with what I’ve performed within the sport, that’s simply a part of it. There are occasions that I yearn for somewhat anonymity and having a quieter life.”
He additionally admitted to feeling too rushed following his April 2025 win on the Masters. “Folks began to go on in regards to the calendar slam. I used to be like, ‘Let me simply take pleasure in this one,’” he defined.
McIlroy and Stoll are presently constructing a house in London, the place the golfer hopes they will reside a quieter life away from the highlight. “When all is claimed and performed, individuals aren’t going to recollect how a lot cash I gained,” he additionally stated. “What they’re going to keep in mind is what number of majors I gained.”
He continued: “That is my time within the solar. In 10 years it gained’t be and that’s my time to take pleasure in that a part of it.Take pleasure in me whereas I final.”
