RORY McILROY faced a barrage of abuse while competing at the Ryder Cup over the weekend.

But standing next to him throughout it all was his wife, Erica Stoll.

Erica, who was born in New York, followed the Masters champion around Bethpage Black each day as McIlroy helped Team Europe to glory.

And in doing so, she was subjected to some horrific abuse herself.

Erica was hit by a drink that had allegedly been thrown by a member of the crowd on Saturday.

The incident happened while she was standing next to McIlroy, who quickly checked to make sure that she was okay.

Speaking after the competition, the 36-year-old said: "Look, I don’t think we should ever accept that in golf.

"I think golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there this week.

"Golf has the a

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