PGA of US President Don Ri Junior, who initially compared vitriolic comments in the Rider Cup What can be heard in a young football gameMore than 30,000 golf professionals apologized in an email on Thursday, who was selected to serve.
Europe created a record lead after two days and held a 15–13 win-its sixth in the back eight rider cups, the incident was married by a gallery which made it individual and impure.
Ri’s letter, which was obtained by the Associated Press, said, “Start with what I should be.” It was derogatory, inappropriate, and representative that we are America’s PGA or as a PGA of America’s golf professionals. We disrespect that behavior unevenly.
“What makes our game great is that we own our bogies. We definitely own this one. Our CEO Derek Sprag has apologized to Erica on our behalf and Rory McLeroy And Rider Cup for all with Europe. I would like to personally apologize to them and all of you not to represent our association in the best lights with some of my comments in the media during the incident.
“While this was not my intention, some of my comments were seen in a negative light that reflects not only themselves but also on the PGA of America and I really apologize for this.”
He ended the email, “God blesses and go to USA as usual!”
America’s PGA has been away from lack of its response Uncontrollable behaviorWhich began at the beginning of Friday morning at Bethapage Black, when a small part of fans chanting “F — You, Rory,” by watching Mcilroy’s image on a video screen from the practice range.
It only worsened, with the Vulgar language directed on European players, beer videos slapped by someone’s hand to McLoy’s wife, and A Comedian first hired to lead cheers on T. To be involved in an explain-laden chanting towards Mcilroy.
“You have found 50,000 people here who are really excited, and Hek, you can go to a young football game and find some people who say wrong things,” Ri said in a BBC interview on Sunday morning.
He also said that the behavior was distracting American players as he had to spend energy to help control the crowd.
The misconduct was so serious that McLero called an audience “F — up” during a Fourse match on Saturday morning to “close”. Mcilroy and Shane lori Each gave it back to the gallery during their upcoming their foreball victory that afternoon.
“I have not heard anything of them. I am sure it happened,” Ri said during his BBC interview when asked about misconduct that he moved towards McLaroy. “This happens when we end in Rome on the other side, and Rory understands. Such things are going to happen.”
Said Matte fitzpatric Rome reference to REA: “It is very aggressive for European fans The fact is that he said, in fact. ,
Lori said that the level of misuse directed on McLaroy’s wife was “surprising”.
Sprag went to the golf channel on Tuesday and said the audience crossed the line and planned to personally apologize to McLero and his wife, who used to work in PGA in the past.
Sprag said on the golf channel, “Rory can be a goal of how good it is, but the entire European team should not be subject to it.” “I feel bad and I am planning to apologize to him.”
Ri also took a summer for a strange trophy presentation on Sunday, in which he mentioned Europe that instead of winning it, the cup was maintained.
“I am personally criticizing something and it comes with the role and as I was an umpire, I expect it,” Ri posted on his LinkedIn page on Tuesday. “Although for students and PGA members who follow me, know that I am not upset.”
The US PGA announced in 2013 that it would bring the Rider Cup to the Bethpage Black, Long Island, a public golf course, with a reputation for the raw comments directed on the players.
Ted Bishop, who was the PGA President at that time, was dropped from his post in 2014 after a social media post, in which he referred to angrily Ian Poetter As a “lil girl”.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
