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BannonsLiver

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89. It's not a competition and this thread is about the Ryder Cup.

Reply to whathehell (Reply #86)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 09:32 PM

Sep 28

The whataboutism makes it look as though you are defending the fan behavior at the Ryder Cup.

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Sorry But America Disgraced Itself At The Ryder Cup [View all] gab13by13 Sep 28 OP

Sucks when a Major Ass like Trump kicks things off UFC style Champp Sep 28 #1

American crowds have been misbehaving at the Ryder Cup for years. Gimpyknee Sep 28 #29

No apologies accepted for the Republican MAGA whiners and grovelers Champp Sep 28 #56

What apologies? Gimpyknee Sep 28 #74

Watched yesterday until 3:00. NBC must be filtering them out underpants Sep 28 #2

Agree but the golf is also a disgrace Shrek Sep 28 #3

Americans typically don't do teamwork very well in Ryder Cups nitpicked Sep 28 #35

I'm not unhappy that the US is getting our assess kicked chicoescuela Sep 28 #53

The only golf that markodochartaigh Sep 28 #4

Because he is good. Kingofalldems Sep 28 #90

Rory McIlroy shows frustration with crowd in putt build-up at Ryder Cup - Golf Channel Goonch Sep 28 #5

From Golf Digest bronxiteforever Sep 28 #9

Why were people behaving this way towards this golfer? 3catwoman3 Sep 28 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author raccoon Sep 28 #18

The US team vs The European team. Swede Sep 28 #36

"Alcohol mixed with entitlement." Kid Berwyn Sep 28 #50

Third. rubbersole Sep 28 #54

These Assholes Should Have Been Immediately Ejected from the Course and Permanently Banned The Roux Comes First Sep 28 #88

That would have happened at the Masters mdbl Sep 28 #92

I'd like to know what happened to the Alliepoo Sep 28 #28

The Ryder Cup is a different animal Shrek Sep 28 #39

Wait until the hockey fans find out about this golf thing Submariner Sep 28 #69

Hey, let's turn golf into a contact sport! Wednesdays Sep 28 #82

"Maybe the atmosphere was ugly because Krasnov showed up..." J_William_Ryan Sep 28 #6

The atmosphere at the Ryder Cup has been ugly for years. Gimpyknee Sep 28 #33

It's who we've become D_Master81 Sep 28 #7

Sadly... 2naSalit Sep 28 #13

I appreciate your firsthand account Alice Kramden Sep 28 #24

I didn't know this either Nittersing Sep 28 #32

It's absolutely sickening. Alliepoo Sep 28 #31

Working in customer seevice D_Master81 Sep 28 #72

Americans' new motto: "You're not the boss of me!" Wednesdays Sep 28 #83

THIS malaise Monday #98

Hopefully... 2naSalit Monday #109

She may receive a Cabinet position malaise Monday #111

Or that! 2naSalit Monday #112

European soccer fans make open racist chants EdmondDantes_ Sep 28 #95

trmp has empowered every asshole in America. spanone Sep 28 #8

Crowds have been disrespectful and unruly for years at the Ryder Cup. Gimpyknee Sep 28 #40

spanone has it right. Totally Tunsie Sep 28 #81

From Arnie's Army to Trump's Trash... sop Sep 28 #10

That is it!!! He pushes hate to stay in power. rainy Sep 28 #59

Tacky of me, I know, but I have to laugh every time I see one of his niyad Sep 28 #66

That's Trump's official presidential portrait. sop Sep 28 #73

Dear Goddess, that makes it even more ridiculously absurd. niyad Sep 28 #77

And I thought this was strange, the USA players are getting $500,000 each. Europe is not getting any money. a kennedy Sep 28 #11

Disgraceful. The blob has made this sport a disgrace. peacebuzzard Sep 28 #12

To be fair. This has gone on for a decade or more Melon Sep 28 #93

Fucking dump ruins everything! North Shore Chicago Sep 28 #15

Have you been watching the Ryder Cup? Gimpyknee Sep 28 #41

I have not been watching this year. North Shore Chicago Sep 28 #48

Golf galleries are now full of twenty-something goons drunkenly screaming "GET IN THE HOLE!!" during every swing, sop Monday #104

What a sad state of affairs. North Shore Chicago Monday #108

Fans have hurled insults at the Ryder Cup for years. Gimpyknee Sep 28 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author lildDemz Sep 28 #16

Everything is political even golf. tetedur Sep 28 #17

The cash thing as well. OneBlueDotS-Carolina Sep 28 #19

Justin Thomas is definitely MAGA as are Scheffler, DeChambeau and Burns for sure Wiz Imp Sep 28 #30

Americans no longer have to travel overseas to be "Ugly Americans". Buns_of_Fire Sep 28 #20

Trump America embarrassed itself. (Again) aeromanKC Sep 28 #21

This behavior is a direct result Henry203 Sep 28 #22

It shows Abstractartist Sep 28 #23

Golf? Conjuay Sep 28 #25

it boggles my mind anyone would want to watch golf Skittles Sep 28 #87

What a f'en disgrace and embarrassment. Gimpyknee Sep 28 #26

Several Players did try TheDemsshouldhireme Sep 28 #34

Yep. American ugly on display for Alliepoo Sep 28 #38

The Europeans should boycott it next time it is here. Ferrets are Cool Sep 28 #27

I don't understand. Why the hostility towards the Irish Ilsa Sep 28 #37

Sounded like a MAGA crowd. Boorish, juvenile, and bullying. surfered Sep 28 #42

Absolutely embarrassing róisín_dubh Sep 28 #43

MC behind vile Rory McIlroy chant at Ryder Cup unmasked as she quits job and issues grovelling apology Wiz Imp Sep 28 #44

Heather McMahan (since the Record didn't give her first name for some reason) muriel_volestrangler Sep 28 #55

I am astonished dsc Sep 28 #63

I can accept a "rowdy" crowd in the Ryder Cup - it seems unnecessary to add a "warm up" act here muriel_volestrangler Sep 28 #64

Keegan Bradley has refused to call out the New York mob who hounded Europe's stars. Wiz Imp Sep 28 #45

Yup, sounds like a real gentleman's sport. Buddyzbuddy Sep 28 #46

Only when gentlemen play it Walleye Sep 28 #58

the greenest of jealousy. Skill, culture, good looking and not American. Tetrachloride Sep 28 #49

Super. Next up - how to turn a golf tournament into a late 1980s British football riot . . . hatrack Sep 28 #51

Um, like Britain as the "Land of Assholes" whathehell Sep 28 #85

I don't understand the politicizing of this issue. Gimpyknee Sep 28 #52

Trump's America. Walleye Sep 28 #57

Trump ruined our chance. And America sucks right now. BradBo Sep 28 #60

Golf is like watching paint dry, IMO. tavernier Sep 28 #61

I know a guy who graduated college with a civil engineering degree and got a job with the Department of Transportation. spike jones Sep 28 #65

As long as it pays the student loans tavernier Sep 28 #79

Golf is like Cricket PJMcK Sep 28 #68

Profound malaise Monday #101

All my golfing friends ever do is gripe and whine about the game. Paladin Monday #107

Everything Trump Touches Dies DinahMoeHum Sep 28 #62

There's even a book about Krasnov and golf not fooled Sep 28 #75

An excellent book! (n/t) PJMcK Sep 28 #78

"...(driving on greens doesn't help)..." Wednesdays Sep 28 #84

I don't follow golf. So American golf spectators are behaving like Scottish soccer hooligans? Ocelot II Sep 28 #67

Something else they did was ignorant, gab13by13 Sep 28 #70

I believe Rebl2 Sep 28 #71

America disgraced itself when it elected Trump. n/t CousinIT Sep 28 #76

Golf culture, always conservative even in the best of times, has become MAGA trash Prairie Gates Sep 28 #80

Sorry, but America is hardly the only country to whathehell Sep 28 #86

It's not a competition and this thread is about the Ryder Cup. BannonsLiver Sep 28 #89

Similar behavior at the US Open this year too mdbl Sep 28 #91

Most of the problem could be fixed if they just stopped serving booze. LudwigPastorius Sep 28 #94

Good read malaise Monday #96

Americans were polite. MAGAT Republicans were disgraceful assholes. Champp Monday #97

No malaise Monday #99

Article says the piggy people were magats Champp Monday #100

I was referring to this from the Guardian link malaise Monday #105

There could also be this connection gab13by13 Monday #102

Outrage Exhaustion OC375 Monday #103

it's an elitist / racist 'sport' Conjuay Monday #106

The ugly American, proven. republianmushroom Monday #110