Many thought that Rory McIlroy was at the center of the abuse, with fans chanting “f-ck you, Rory!” and drinks thrown at his wife. And so the abuse hurled at other European golfers like Robert MacIntyre went largely unnoticed. Right from the time he started his Friday foursomes match, fans singled out the 2-times PGA Tour winner with remarks aimed at his weight. Now, days after winning the 2025 Ryder Cup, MacIntyre posted an Instagram reel revealing all the colorful abuses he faced and how he let his golf do all the talking.

The caption for the post says, “Keep them coming 😘 @rydercupeurope 💙💛🏆🏆,” while the reel itself includes text overlays of some of the abuse hurled at him. And the video is of him making all the putts of the pair matches. Fellow golfer Shane Lowry brought his humor into the mix and added another remark to that list by commenting, “Xxxl.”

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But speaking of the actual ones, the four abuses mentioned in the reel are, “Eat another burger Bobby?,” “Milk bottle,” “Bobby Mac & Cheese,” and “When you starting Ozempic?”

All these remarks show a pattern of abuse aimed at mocking the 2024 RBC Canadian Open champion’s physique. For example, Ozempic, a drug intended to treat type 2 diabetes, is widely known to help with weight loss. Fans had used such personal remarks to get into Robert’s head.

Those were not the only ones. At the 17th hole, one spectator shouted, “you b*****d w****r,” according to GB News. Other comments like “do some cardio” and “have you ever been for a run?” were also heard. So, his Inta reel intends to show that these abuses won’t stop Robert, as is apparent from the caption and the way he trodded the course after completing every putt, with grace.

This was the first time Robert was facing issues with his physique. He had such an encounter a few months back at the 2025 BMW Championship. When playing the 14th hole, a heckler shouted while he was taking a shot. Since the jeer interfered with his stroke, MacIntyre responded to the heckler. When asked about the incident, he said, “If you give me crap, I’ll give you crap back.”

He has a tendency to get frustrated, and the Scottish golfer has admitted the same in a press conference before the 153rd British Open at Royal Portrush. “I’ll hit the bag. I’ll say some harsh things, but that’s what gets me going,” he said. Despite his tendency to flare up when things go wrong on the course, he refrained from engaging with the public to fuel the banter at Bethpage Black.

But regardless, MacIntyre seems to be sure of himself and does not take him to seriously. One instance of that would be when eh was asked about the presence of Donald Trump at Bethpage.

“I just play golf. I’m not bright enough, for one, to be worrying about politics,” MacIntyre told GB News. “I’m worrying more about what goes on this week on the golf course. As a European, we’ve got a job to do to try and compete as hard as we can and hopefully win the Ryder Cup,” he continued.

Besides Robert, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, and others also faced abuse from fans. However, this was not the first time that Ryder Cup fans had gone overboard with their comments.

Notable fan behavior incidents in Ryder Cup history

Fans in Ryder Cup matches try to cheer for their home team and make some comments about the opposition team’s members, as pride and emotions run high. As Xander Schauffele puts it, “Bethpage is going to be insane. We’re going to have what, 30, 40, 50,000 people in the first hole yelling at you?” But many times, situations become ugly.

For instance, Rory McIlroy did something similar to a fan in 2016, like at the Bethpage Black. For the 2016 biennial event hosted at Hazeltine National in Minnesota, Rory confronted a vulgar fan and asked staff to remove him from the course. “The American gallery is fantastic. They really are. We play week in, week out on the PGA Tour, and they couldn’t be nicer to us. They greet us like we are one of their own. But this week, at times, it went a little bit too far,” McIlroy said after the encounter.

Something similar happened at the 1999 Ryder Cup held at Brookline, Massachusetts. Colin Montgomerie endured vicious personal heckling. The abuse included crude jokes about his weight and family. It was so severe that his teammate, Tom Lehman, had to intervene and ask American fans to maintain decorum, while his father just left the golf course.

While there have been incidents where the crowd has heckled players, Bethpage Black was on a whole new level. The PGA of America apologized for fans’ behavior, but is that enough, or should they take any action to prevent such behavior in the future?