Overview

• The Times reported that PGA of America president Don Rea performed Eminem’s Lose Yourself at an official hotel hours after abusive scenes at Bethpage Black.
• CEO Derek Sprague issued apologies to Rory and Erica McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe, and Rea later emailed members conceding some fan behavior clearly crossed the line.
• Before apologizing, Rea downplayed the incidents in a BBC interview, likening the crowd to a youth soccer game and saying he hadn’t heard some of the abuse.
• Despite a heightened security presence that included police dogs, a spectator threw beer over Erica McIlroy on the 17th hole during Saturday’s four-balls.
• Players and team figures condemned the conduct, and first-tee emcee Heather McMahan stood down after leading a profane chant directed at Rory McIlroy.