Disgusting crowds at Ryder Cup

againstthegrain said:
There is no disagreement about what happened. Rich Beem is a westerner, they are born and bred with a hate for NY/NYC. He also would have zero clue about discerning the accents of somebody from Philly, Jersey, CT, NY, Delaware, MD, etc.

Again they're entitled to their opinion, but w no data to back it up it's still an opinion.
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Oh yes, I'm sure that most of the offensive crowd on Long Island were from other states...:rolleyes:

This from Yahoo Sports:
"...there were several clear instances this past weekend on Long Island where fans appeared to take things too far.

McIlroy had to repeatedly step away from his ball during his match with Shane Lowry on Saturday afternoon as people shouted obscenities and insults his way, and Justin Thomas was constantly having to put his hands up to try and quiet the crowd. As their group made the turn, plenty of police officers actually showed up to start to rein in the crowd. Some people were ejected from the crowd, too, and the PGA of America started flashing behavior warning signs on the scoreboards.

It didn’t just stop there. The targeting of European players continued constantly through the weekend. At one point on Saturday, a fan even launched a drink at McIlroy and his wife..."
 

ChiroDoc said:
The Ryder Cup golf tournament is played every two years, pitting the U.S. against the EU and U.K. The tournament concluded yesterday at Bethpage Black golf course on Long Island, NY. The U.S. lost, which is neither here nor there.

What disgusted me was the shameful behavior of the spectators against Irish golfer Rory McIlroy in general, and his wife in particular. They continuously heckled him, and at one point someone threw a beer at his lovely wife! It was a truly embarrassing spectacle, and should never happen at a professional golf tournament.

The golf authorities should never again schedule an international golf tournament in New York.
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I was surprised to hear about this. Expected at larger sporting events but Golf ?
 
gruntlabor said:
For everything there is a season. --Solomon

Fortunately, things change. We've gone way overboard with permissiveness. Maybe this will help take us in the direction of discipline, improved manners, public decency.
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And maybe if we return to a country NOT swimming in alcohol, poor behavior may lessen. I say "lessen", not disappear. There will always be morons among us.
 
I didn't even know what the Ryder cup was. I'm still not sure but I do know now that it has something to do with Golf.
 
Trade said:
I didn't even know what the Ryder cup was. I'm still not sure but I do know now that it has something to do with Golf.
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The rare team event in golf. Another event similar but w/out the same cache is the President's Cup which is USA vs International, iow the World, minus the Euros. It's played every other year in rotation to the Ryder Cup.

The usual theme is the American's are selfish and can't play for one another in team events.
 
againstthegrain said:
The rare team event in golf. Another event similar but w/out the same cache is the President's Cup which is USA vs International, iow the World, minus the Euros. It's played every other year in rotation to the Ryder Cup.

The usual theme is the American's are selfish and can't play for one another.
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Thanks, bu I'm not a Golf person.
 
againstthegrain said:
"But framing Bethpage as a one-off misses the larger point. What happened here didn’t invent the tone of American life so much as reflect what’s been an incremental breakdown in public behavior. The country now lives in all-caps, from school-board meetings that sound like street rallies and comment sections that have spilled into the street. The algorithm bankrolls outrage, the put-down is political vernacular and the culture applauds “saying the quiet part out loud”.
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Exactly so.
Irishdude said:
The U.S. fans at Bethpage accomplished one thing. They made me root for the Europeans.
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Same for me. Golf doesn't particularly interest me, but I was delighted to see the Europeans win.
 
Never played a stroke of golf in my life.

Closest I came was after one of our baseball games a few of the team would whack a few balls at the local driving range.
 

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