Ryder Cup's verbal abuse - and following Jesus

Graham Daniels  |  Features
Date posted:  30 Sep 2025
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Ryder Cup's verbal abuse - and following Jesus

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The Ryder Cup crowds were loud, proud, and at times out of control. Even in the gallery, Christian fans are called to a different way - one shaped by prayer, restraint, and witness.

Bethpage Black crackled with energy this weekend. American fans turned the Ryder Cup into a cauldron of noise. Flags waved, chants roared, and the U.S. team fed off the atmosphere. It was sport at its loudest and liveliest.

But not all the noise was good. Rory McIlroy was targeted with crude chants. Family members were heckled. Vulgarity and hostility replaced humour and healthy rivalry. The PGA of America even had to remind crowds of the code of conduct.

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