Overview

• Team Europe vice-captain Edoardo Molinari publicly denied a Telegraph report that players were prepared to stop play over abuse at Bethpage, calling it "not true at all."
• The PGA of America issued a formal apology to Rory McIlroy and his wife, Erica Stoll, after widespread heckling and a reported beer thrown that struck her.
• Critics, including Sports Illustrated's Bob Harig, faulted organizers for reactive crowd management and a lack of proactive on-course warnings, even as multiple fans were ejected and police lined fairways.
• Public figures such as Hally Leadbetter, Michelle Wie West, and Sergio Garcia condemned the behavior and urged a return to respectful support of players.
• Reports detailed personal chants and insults—at times led from the first tee—prompting heated responses from McIlroy and Shane Lowry, while Europe ultimately retained the Ryder Cup 15–13.