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Rory McIlroy fought pinch a instrumentality connected Sunday successful nan last information of nan US PGA arsenic chanting from nan assemblage erstwhile again drew his ire.
McIlroy was among nan challengers connected nan last time but recovered dense unsmooth connected nan 16th arsenic his bid for triumph petered out. His adjacent changeable rebounded into a bunker, though he would spell connected to par nan hole.
However, he exchanged words pinch a instrumentality who shouted “USA” aft he played retired nan rough. The tournament was won by England’s Aaron Rai.
McIlroy could beryllium heard connected nan CBS broadcast telling nan instrumentality to “shut nan fuck up” earlier pointing them retired to security. McIlroy did not remark connected nan incident aft his round, alternatively rueing missed chances connected nan course.
“I deliberation not birdieing nan 2 par-fives and making nan bogey astatine nan drivable par-four 13th,” he said. “To me, I felt for illustration I played nan play I needed to play nan remainder of nan way. If I birdied nan 2 par-fives and turned that 5 into a 3 connected 13, nan time looks very different.”
McIlroy had repeated run-ins pinch US fans during past year’s Ryder Cup. His woman was hit by a brew thrown from nan galleries astatine 1 point, while McIlroy was subjected to maltreatment from nan assemblage passim nan tournament.
Sunday’s incident was a insignificant blemish connected what has been a successful spell for McIlroy. The Northern Irishman ended nan tourney tied for seventh, taking location $637,050. He besides retained his Masters title past month.
