Collin Morikawa reflects on Ryder Cup ‘Chaos’ comment

In the direction of 2025 Ryder Cup in Bethpage BlackNumerous members of the US side, as well as the America’s PGA, increased what they hoped would be an annoying home course advantage for Keegan Bradley’s squad.

Bryson Dechambeau promised a “tsunami” energy from the New York crowd. Prior to the start of the tour, Collin Morikawa said he hoped that the opening day would be “Absolute Chaos” after what had been a “softened” crowd at the beginning of the week. As the Europeans were raging towards great lead, the local crowd became angry and led its anger on the European side taking the Americans into the forest. Saturday, Rory Mcilroy and Shane Lowry underwent a the stream of verbal abuse that crossed the line. Mcilroy called the behavior unacceptable, while Lowry noted that the abuse of fans was addressed to Mcilroy’s wife, Erica, It was “stunning”.

After the ugly scene on Saturday in Bethpage, Bradley was asked if he or any team member had any responsibility for bringing the crowd. Morikawa’s “chaos” comment has been used as an example of how the American team sparked the fire that crossed the Long Island course. Bradley rejected the premises, and on Wednesday, in front of the Baycurrent classic in Yokohama Country Club in Japan, Morikawa said his comments were “out of context” while the scene in Bethpage returned sour. The big champion twice wanted energy from New York’s crowd, but did not ask them to insult and make his opponents.

“I think we got what I said a little out of the context,” Morikawa said. “I think Ryder’s cups are meant to have a lot of energy, or not chaosI didn’t think they were rude, right? So, like, this is not for me, I believe, that I get credit to people who are rude. I think what I thought was like I wanted energy, right? You wanted people to be proud of the country, the places they are rooting. So I don’t think, you know, me saying a word, everyone heard and then – I don’t think I have the power to make it among people. I think fans can do and say what they ever want. Maybe a line passed there. It wasn’t in my groups, but definitely what people listened to. So I would say, yes, there is a line that needs to be drawn. “

After Europe held a furious American rally To win 15-13Mcilroy made a similar point about the type of energy that players want in the Ryder Cup and the type that unfortunately materialized in Bethpage.

“I think if I were an American, I would be bored that people – I didn’t hear a lot of screams for Scottie today, but I heard a lot of screams against me. It is like, supporting your players. That’s the thing.”

In one interview Brody Miller of athleticsThe Director General of the PGA of America Derek Sprague said he wrote a long letter to Mcilroys to apologize for what happened and promised “it would be better” going forward. He also apologized to Mcilroy agent, Sean O’Flahererty and said he was “indeed, really disappointed.”

This came after the PGA of America of America Don Rea conducted an interview with the BBC, in which he claimed that American players faced a similar abuse in the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome and that he had not really heard the wave of abuse facing Mcilroy.

Comparison with the crowd in Marco Simone in 2023 immediately withdrew the reaction from some European players, with Matt Fitzpatrick leading the road.

“I saw the interview with PGA Guy discussing how it was in Rome,” Fitzpatrick said last week at the Dunhill Links Championship. “It is very offensive to the European fans that he said this, indeed.”

Some American players who have spoken about the issue, whether at the Sunday press conference or in the week since year, are to blame for not playing well and apologized to mcilroy and others for what they had to endure.

“I think whoever was there could tell you that he had said some things, and yes, cam (new) and I said Shane and Rory yesterday we felt for them. It was unfortunate,” Justin Thomas said on Ryder Cup on Sunday. “Cam and I just wanted we gave them something to cheer instead of people cheering against them. I think this was a kind of main consensus of the last two days, which we were not giving enough to cheer, and they were just trying to help us win.”

“There were some unsafe things saying at certain times,” Xander Schauffle said Wednesday at Baycurrent Classic. “I really wish we could have played better to cheer them for us a little more. A hard place to play for anyone. I even got some comments to play better.”

As the concentration moves to the Ryder Cup of 2027 at Adare Manor in Ireland, Mcilroy was clear that they would not tolerate any verbal -directed abuse of Americans.

“I don’t think we should ever accept it in Golf,” Mcilroy said. “I think golf should be kept to a higher standard than it is seen there this week. Golf has the ability to unite people. Golf teaches you very good life lessons. This teaches you labels. This teaches you how to play according to the rules. This teaches you how to respect people.

“But we will make sure to tell our fans in Ireland in 2027 that what happened here this week is not acceptable, and for me, it is – you know, come and support your home team. Come and support your team.”

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