Ryder Cup fans slammed as 'IDIOTS' after doing THIS to Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson
RYDER CUP fans have been slammed as 'idiots' by Sky Sports commentator Ewen Murray.
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Murray was incensed that home fans at Le Golf National booed Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson when they were introduced on the first tee on day two.
As the announcer read out the American duo's names a chorus of boos followed from supporters in Paris.
But Murray fumed: "I suppose if you get over 50,000 you're going to get one or two idiots out there.
"I don't want to put a dampener on things because these are beautiful pictures and some great golf to see.
I suppose if you get over 50,000 you're going to get one or two idiots out there
"But those who boo... remember, the Americans are guests here.
"That's not the way you should treat guests."
Fowler and Johnson are taking on Paul Casey and Tyrrell Hatton in the second fourballs match.
At 1.38pm yesterday French time, Europe trailed the United States 3-0 and dark thoughts were forming of Hazeltine 2016 and worse.
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Exactly four hours later, Open champion Francesco Molinari poured in a 20ft putt on the 14th to tie the bow on his and Tommy Fleetwood's second win of the day and Europe led 5-3.
As transformations go, it was as dramatic as it was total. A blue wave had washed over Le Golf National and the bedraggled Americans were swamped.
It was not just the wipeout but the sheer scale of the four afternoon defeats which will have shaken the favourites to the core.
Thirteen holes were left unused as the USA were scattered to the four winds.
Not that the crowd felt shortchanged. If the point of taking the event across the Channel was to spread the Ryder Cup gospel, there were 60,000 new converts last night.
This sort of avalanche is simply not meant to happen to the United States.
Europe have managed a Ryder Cup whitewash twice before - in fourballs - but the last time was in 1989.
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Jim Furyk's side were knocked sideways by the ferocity of Europe's response to a 3-1 interval deficit.
America's captain tried to downplay the extent of the shock.
"It was four points out of 28 that we played for. We are not happy with it. We use it as motivation tomorrow," he said.
"It's significant, but it's a small percentage of the points that we're going to play for this week. Right now we're two points down with 20 left. There's time."