Morikawa: 'Chaos' talk not cause of Ryder trouble

Collin Morikawa admitted the behaviour of American fans astatine the Ryder Cup "crossed the line" but does not judge helium was partially to blasted for inflaming the atmosphere.

Two days earlier the Ryder Cup started astatine Bethpage Black successful New York, the two-time large victor said helium hoped the opening time was "absolute chaos."

Over the people of 3 days, European players were subjected to maltreatment from the galleries, including predominant insults and snide comments, jeering portion players were preparing to instrumentality a changeable and going truthful acold to spot a brew thrown successful the absorption of Rory McIlroy's wife, Erica. The behaviour was wide criticized, with PGA of America CEO Derek Sprague apologizing to McIlroy and the remainder of the European team.

Morikawa said Wednesday that the fans went excessively acold but denied immoderate work for contributing.

"I deliberation we've taken what I said a small retired of context," Morikawa said. "I deliberation Ryder Cups are meant to person a batch of energy, right, and I deliberation maine saying the connection 'chaos,' I didn't mean for them to beryllium rude, right?" So like, that's not connected me, I believe, for maine to instrumentality recognition for radical being rude. I deliberation what I meant was similar I wanted energy, right?"

The PGA of America added other information astir the matches astatine tensions grew done the three-day Ryder Cup, which Team Europe won aft withstanding a final-day charges by the Americans successful the singles matches.

Morikawa was speaking up of the PGA Tour's Baycurrent Classic -- which helium won successful 2023 -- successful Yokohama, Japan. He said helium didn't judge helium had the powerfulness to incite the U.S. fans by "saying 1 word."

"I deliberation fans tin bash and accidental what they privation sometimes," helium said. "It astir apt crossed a enactment retired there, truthful I would accidental there's a enactment that needs to beryllium drawn. But what's truthful antithetic and unsocial astir play is that we perceive astir everything what radical accidental due to the fact that radical person entree to beryllium truthful adjacent to us. I deliberation you person to larn however to find that part of what's due and what's not."

PA contributed to this report.