Golf isn’t always about quiet crowds and polite applause. At Bethpage Black, things can get wild, and this year’s Ryder Cup could be tougher than usual for Europe’s players. Former Ryder Cup star Andrew Coltart has even warned the players’ wives and girlfriends to be careful about showing up in New York.

The tournament tees off at 7:10 am next Friday, and everyone knows the Bethpage crowd loves their golf loud. The Americans cheer their heroes and don’t hold back when it comes to heckling opponents.Coltart has seen it all before, and he refuses to hide the reality for the players’ partners.

“Some of the other wives and girlfriends had been getting abuse from the crowd,” he recalled about the 1999 Ryder Cup. “It was just normal derogatory things that, unfortunately, you would expect from

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