Team USA Ryder Cup legend calls out Rory McIlroy for hypocrisy about golf fans

Team Europe celebrates with fans on the first tee at Bethpage Black after winning the 2025 Ryder Cup.

It is no secret that the crowds at Bethpage Black this past weekend during the Ryder Cup were harsher than normal golf crowds.

Rory McIlroy got the extent of the heckling, whether it was telling him his wife was "a four," asking about Amanda Balionis amid a previously rumored fling (with his wife mere feet away), dropping F-bombs, or constant reminders of the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

McIlroy called out the fans in Team Europe's victory press conference, saying that the heckling should not be accepted as normal Ryder Cup behavior.

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Team Europe’s Rory McIlroy reacts to a putt on the 14th hole during afternoon fourball matches on Day 2 of the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. (Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images)

On the flip side, though, McIlroy was caught using numerous F-bombs toward fans, telling at least one to "shut the f--- up" and even dropping multiple "f--- yous" after a big putt.

Former Team USA Ryder Cup player and captain Paul Azinger noticed and felt the need to call McIlroy out.

"Rory probably turned down $500 million not to go to LIV. And he’s a European, and we see how much he wants to beat our Tour. But he stayed here, and he fought for us. He fought for the PGA Tour, so I love him for that," Azinger began in an appearance with "Subpar."

"But today after the press conference, after it’s over, he’s saying, ‘I think golf should be held to a higher standard of decorum.’ But in the meantime, he says ‘f-you, f-you, f-you’ in full voice for the world to see. He turns around and says to the guy, ‘Shut the f up.’ The guy in the