{"id":177083,"date":"2025-10-03T08:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T08:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/177083\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T08:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T08:54:10","slug":"i-know-what-youre-trying-to-do-keegan-bradley-snaps-at-ryder-cup-media-over-usa-fan-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/177083\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I know what you&#8217;re trying to do&#8217; &#8211; Keegan Bradley snaps at Ryder Cup media over USA fan behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keegan Bradley took issue with a reporter for his line of questioning on the shocking fan behaviour at the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Some unsavoury scenes from spectators <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3140618\/ryder-cup-2025-dates-uk-tee-times-location-format-teams-bethpage-black\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">at Bethpage Black<\/a> in New York have marred the 45th edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/ryder-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">legendary golf contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"McIlroy and Lowry have been met with abuse during the Ryder Cup\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shane-lowry-europe-reacts-rory-1027054935.jpg\" data-caption=\"McIlroy and Lowry have been met with abuse during the Ryder Cup\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shane-lowry-europe-reacts-rory-1027054935.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy and Lowry have been met with abuse during the Ryder CupCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Hostility was apparent to see on Friday afternoon and continued into Saturday as Team Europe began to build their 11.5-4.5 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy told United States supporters to <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3593729\/rory-mcilroy-ryder-cup-usa-fans-x-rated-broadcaster-apology\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;shut the f*** up&#8217;<\/a> after they made noise while he prepared for an approach shot.<\/p>\n<p>talkSPORT also heard <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3594227\/rory-mcilroy-wife-insults-shane-lowry-police-ryder-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">comments aimed towards him<\/a> about his marriage to Erica Stoll and insults to Shane Lowry over his weight.<\/p>\n<p>The emcee for the opening hole at the Ryder Cup <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3594490\/ryder-cup-heather-mcmahan-rory-mcilroy-quit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has quit<\/a> following her expletive chant about McIlroy.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE ON THE RYDER CUP<\/p>\n<p>But USA captain <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/keegan-bradley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bradley<\/a> was not best pleased with a reporter when asked about the behaviour, and insists the fans are &#8216;passionate&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You said the way your players have played is maybe partly to blame for some of the fans crossing the line,&#8221; said the reporter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did not say that, that&#8217;s not what I said,&#8221; Keegan said. &#8220;I said the fans are probably upset that their home team is losing. I did not say that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;OK, sorry. But do you think, maybe&#8230;,&#8221; the reporter continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do you bear some of the responsibility in terms of some of the words that you and your players use beforehand, in terms of stoking up the fans to bring a hostile&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Keegan himself then asked: &#8220;What words were those?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keegan clapped back at a reporter for seemingly re-wording what he said\" height=\"486\" width=\"334\" data-credit=\"@golfdigest Instagram\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/keegan-bradley-ryder-cup.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Keegan clapped back at a reporter for seemingly re-wording what he said\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/keegan-bradley-ryder-cup.jpeg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Keegan clapped back at a reporter for seemingly re-wording what he saidCredit: @golfdigest Instagram<\/p>\n<p>However, the reporter continued from earlier: &#8220;To bring chaos and just talking up the atmosphere. Collin Morikawa&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, I mean, Ryder Cups are wild,&#8221; Keegan explained. &#8220;I don&#8217;t appreciate those words that you just said. I know what you&#8217;re trying to do. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Ryder Cup is full of passionate fans, they&#8217;re full of passionate players. And, that wasn&#8217;t right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Europe set for commanding Ryder Cup win<\/p>\n<p>After two days of chaos and drama, Team Europe are just 2.5 points away from retaining their title and three off winning outright.<\/p>\n<p>They took a 3-1 lead in the Friday foursomes and then reached 5.5 with the fourballs during the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3594432\/keegan-bradley-rory-mcilroy-bryson-dechambeau-ryder-cup-ratings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday&#8217;s matches<\/a> brought another pair of 3-1 triumphs to close in on victory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 27: Luke Donald, Captain of Team Europe shakes hands with his player, Shane Lowry on the 17th green during the Saturday afternoon four-balls matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 27, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Michael Reaves\/PGA of America\/PGA of America via Getty Images)\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2237779771.jpg\" data-caption=\"Team Europe are on the verge of winning back-to-back Ryder Cup titles\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2237779771.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Team Europe are on the verge of winning back-to-back Ryder Cup titlesCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose in particular were excellent in their fourball victory over Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler.<\/p>\n<p>The singles matches will begin from around 5:02pm UK time, with Cameron Young up against Rose.<\/p>\n<p>Ryder Cup singles matches and times<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Young vs Justin Rose &#8211; 12:02pm [5:02pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>Justin Thomas vs Tommy Fleetwood &#8211; 12:13pm [5:13pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>Bryson DeChambeau vs Matt Fitzpatrick &#8211; 12:24pm [5:24pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>Scottie Scheffler vs Rory McIlroy &#8211; 12:35pm [5:35pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Cantlay vs Ludvig Aberg &#8211; 12:46pm [5:46pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>Xander Schauffele vs Jon Rahm &#8211; 12:57pm [5:57pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>J. 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Spaun vs Sepp Straka &#8211; 1:08pm [6:08pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>Russell Henley vs Shane Lowry &#8211; 1:19pm [6:19pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>Ben Griffin vs Rasmus Hojgaard &#8211; 1:30pm [6:30pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>Collin Morikawa vs Tyrrell Hatton &#8211; 1:41pm [6:41pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>Sam Burns vs Robert MacIntyre &#8211; 1:52pm [6:52pm UK]<\/p>\n<p>Harris English vs Viktor Hovland &#8211; 2:03pm [7:03pm UK]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keegan Bradley took issue with a reporter for his line of questioning on the shocking fan behaviour at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177084,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[66686,591,78965,5904,9199,2623,6547,101,56,54,55,659],"class_list":["post-177083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-bradley","tag-europe","tag-fan-behaviour","tag-golf","tag-keegan-bradley","tag-rory-mcilroy","tag-ryder-cup","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}