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PGA of America CEO Derek Sprague joins Golf Central to lay out the security procedures at the Ryder Cup and the responses to heckling fans throughout the event. #Golf #RyderCup #PGAofAmerica #BethpageBlack
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Derek Sprague on Ryder Cup security procedures dealing with fans | Golf Central | Golf Channel
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This is a masterclass in demonstrating the difference between what real leadership is, and someone appointed to a leadership position. If you want your business to fail, do this…
Ceo, get a f'n haircut and stop talking trumpi B's..the enemy within 😅
History will recall this Ryder cup for the disgraceful behaviour of the Americans. The organisers are most to blame. By appointing Heather McMahan to over the loudspeakers drum up the crowd to chant “fuck you Rory” on the first tee, gave the instruction to the mob that hate chants against Europeans was both acceptable and encouraged to help USA win by foul means.
Bryson DeChambeau also was guilty. Justin Rose made a perfectly reasonable comment when DeChambeau’s caddie was interfering with his putt. Rose simply asked “it is my putt, right? Bryson then seized the opportunity to drum up more more hate against his opponents to try to cheat his way to victory.
We have heard token apologies from Americans, but if they genuinely are sorry, USA should offer to hold the 2029 Ryder cup on neutral territory. This is what happens in other sports so why not golf?
Mr Sprague I hope you can pop over to Ireland in two years time and see how a Civilised Country runs the Ryder Cup.
The PGA of A is a trash organization, never issued an apology and justified the crowd behavior saying “the same thing happened at Rome” , which is a blatant lie.
Just make the venue Dry County, so all the freaking drunkards can stay home! LOL
“A handful of fans”?! 😂
Word salad . Guy is clueless.
What are you taking about.
Swiftly,3 days of abuse that's swiftly.
Booing,throwing a bottle at Rory's wife,
Constantly shouting things that have no place in golf.
Rory was also called a fag.t…
Two European players were abused because of their weight,one called telly tubby and another to take Ozempic.
Where was the USA team intervention.
USA are not the only team that takes pride,that's the issue,what makes USA so special.
Enough the behaviour was disgusting
I should know Scotland invented golf,not in that form it's called respect.
Banter is different from abuse
Total deflection. The message here is the PGA wants the future of golf to be like the Waste Management Tournament and not like the Masters. Fortunately, the overwhelming disapproval from the actual golf community shows that they will not stand for this. Derek Sprague said he has experience with the last nine Ryder Cups, that, alone, is enough reason to get rid of him.
A solution as clear as mud! Sprague should get into politics, they can't make a decision either.
Dear PGA of America. If you have an MC who from the start lead a chant of "F**K Rory", you don't get a pass for fan behaviour.
The U.S. players have not spoken out on the crowd behaviour. Pretty sad
Not a small number of fans that crossed the line.! The abuse was constant. Passion on both sides of the Atlantic but boorish personal insults and jeering as players are about to swing it not expressing passion. if they dont understand that then this will happen again!🧐
I doubt it was a small number of fans. Great talking point
That PGA CEO is a weak gutted individual who obviously accepts no responsibility for the disgraceful behavior of the fans, that disgusting MC chanting F… You Rory over the microphone or the pathetic attempts by Bethpage to control the crowds and allow the European players the opportunity to play their shots. You had Rory McIlroy refusing to continue play until the crowd noise abated so he could continue. You also had someone throwing a can/bottle which struck Rory's wife. That is a sure sign of a complete coward. Overall, the American crowd got what they deserved – a loss of the Ryder Cup. Go Europe – I wish you much success.
P.S. The US should keep Keegan Bradley as your captain for many years – this will guarantee Europe many more successful campaigns.
„… from a handful of fans!“ embarrassing statement!!
This was a disgusting display by 'fans' I've been around golf my entire life, I've never seen anything like what I saw last weekend. The abuse of the players was one thing, and it was bad BUT one of the players wives had a beer can thrown at her! In Europe that would be classed as assault and video footage would've been analysed and the culprit arrested by now. What's next a shooting at a golf event?
It was all drunk men. I was there and saw with my own to eyes.
Your opinion is worthless. The PGA needs to dump NBC and their horrible announcers and incessant commercials that interrupted the flow of the tournament and caused shots to be missed and not seen when they occurred. Rory is a disgusting jerk who causes fans to heckle him. Then the little bastard exaggerated it by giving fans the finger.
Clearly this guy failed to uphold the integrity of the event. Not good enough, he should have apologized to the fans and players.
I feel like this is a Trump inspired video. Where reality does’t match the words.
“We dealt with this quickly and swiftly”
Bullshit. Have you banned any of these fans from future events? Arrested anyone for the beer can throw? Removed Bethpage from hosting future events?
PGA of America. You failed to manage the small minority of jerks in the crowd and allowed ongoing verbal abuse of not just players but their family members not to mention the beer thrown at and hitting Rory’s wife. PGA leadership you stink. Absolute shameful moments in golf. What an F-ing embarrassment. Entire PGA “leadership” team should be fired!
U DIDNT DO A GOOD JOB MATE