FARMINGDALE, N. Y. (AP) — With the match tightening and the crowd taunting him, Rory McIlroy backed off his approach shot from the rough on the 16th hole at…
Y. With the match tightening and the crowd taunting him, Rory McIlroy backed off his approach shot from the rough on the 16th hole at Bethpage Black and shouted “Shut the (expletive) up!” — an outburst picked up by a TV microphone positioned right next to him at the Ryder Cup.
Then he stepped in, hit that approach to 3 feet and his teammate, Tommy Fleetwood, made the putt to cap Europe’s 3-and-2 victory Saturday over Collin Morikawa and Harris English.
