Europe win Ryder Cup: Rory McIlroy hits out at ‘unacceptable’ behaviour after wife hit by drink

The next Ryder Cup, in 2027, will be held at Adare Manor in Ireland and McIlroy is adamant that the abuse he suffered will not surface when the contest marks its 100th anniversary.

“Golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there this week,” he said.

“Golf has the ability to unite people. Golf teaches you good life lessons. It teaches you etiquette. It teaches you how to play by the rules. It teaches you how to respect people.

“Sometimes this week we didn’t see that. So no, this should not be acceptable in the Ryder Cup.

“We will be making sure to say to our fans in Ireland in 2027 that what happened here this week is not acceptable.”

McIlroy added that he would be “annoyed” if he was an American at the level of support directed towards the home players.

“I didn’t hear a lot of shouts for Scottie [Scheffler – McIlroy’s opponent on Sunday], but I heard a lot of shouts against me,” he said.

“Support your players. The amount of security presence was insane. Nothing was going to happen, there wasn’t going to be a physical altercation but there was a lot of language that was unacceptable and abusive behaviour.

“It’s a minority. The majority are true golf fans and respectful and let both teams have the same chance to hit the shots and play a fair contest.

“But there was a small subset of people that behaved a little bit differently than that.”