Multiple spectators following Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry's match at the Ryder Cup have been ejected as tensions boiled over during the Saturday fourballs at Bethpage Black.

European players have been subjected to personal abuse from American fans during the biennial event, where Luke Donald's side won both of Friday's sessions before extending their lead on Saturday morning in New York.

McIlroy responded to one heckler during his morning foursomes match with Tommy Fleetwood by telling them to "shut the f*** up", before firing his approach close and securing the birdie to give them a 3&2 win over Harris English and Collin Morikawa.

"I don't mind them having a go at us, like that's to be expected," McIlroy explained after that win. "I mean, that's what an away Ryder Cup is. Whenever the

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