Rory McIlroy in Ryder Cup wobble after being riled by gallery shout

McIlroy’s play suffers following a spectator incident and he and Ian Poulter falter in face of a rejuvenated Americans

On a day when the emotion of the Ryder Cup threatened to boil over it was Rory McIlroy who got into the hottest funk. Things had been going well for the Irishman, who had won his morning fourball with Sergio García and was two up after two holes playing with Ian Poulter in the afternoon against Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth until he appeared to be provoked by a spectator about his putting.

McIlroy’s response after making a tricky 10-footer to make a half on the 3rd was to turn around 180 degrees to face the crowd before bellowing at them: “Who am I? Who am I?” before pointing at his chest, and shouting: “Fucking come on!”

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