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<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n READ ALSO:\u00a0<\/strong>Bryson DeChambeau Overheard Making ‘Asterisk’ Claim After Use Of Ryder Cup Rule<\/a><\/p>\n Shane Lowry Identifies Surprising Aspect Of Abuse From Ryder Cup Fans<\/strong><\/p>\n While some partisan behaviour is expected from the home fans at any Ryder Cup, there is no doubt that a mark was overstepped on this occasion.<\/p>\n Shane Lowry played with Rory McIlroy twice during the event, meaning he was within earshot of the worst abuse was dished out over the course of the weekend.<\/p>\n Speaking to the media at the European team hotel, he identified the one particularly jarring element of the abuse he heard at Bethpage (h\/t Irish Examiner<\/a>):<\/p>\n Sunday was pretty tame for me in the end, but two days with Rory, it is something we\u2019ll probably sit down and laugh about.<\/p>\n What I can\u2019t understand is, I look into the crowd and these people are the same age as my mum and dad. And they\u2019ve probably got kids and grandkids. And they\u2019re throwing out obscenities. I just don\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n We knew it was going to happen, we were ready for it and yes we did well to handle it.<\/p>\n The Americans said in the build-up that they want them to bring the chaos. And they did. But the stuff Erica [McIlroy] had to listen to for a few days, it was horrible, fair play to her for doing what she did.<\/p>\n Being out there supporting her husband and the team, she was probably the big winner in my eyes this week. A strong woman, fair play to her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n While you might have expected some younger fans to dish out abuse to players, it is a tad surprising to hear that much of it actually came from an older demographic.<\/p>\n In any case, steps will have to be take in order to sure that this issue is not repeated at future editions of the Ryder Cup held in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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