Fresh off Europe’s hard-fought victory at the 2025 Ryder Cup, English golfer Tyrrell Hatton has called for more respectful behavior from fans, following reports of verbal abuse and insults directed at European players and their families during the tournament at Bethpage Black, New York.

Speaking to reporters ahead of this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Hatton said,

“I don’t really think that the insults are the way forward… I would much prefer it to be a respectful atmosphere.”

Team Europe won the Ryder Cup 15–13 after fending off a dramatic American comeback, but the event was marred by hostile crowd behavior. Star player Rory McIlroy said “a lot of the language was unacceptable,” while Shane Lowry revealed that McIlroy’s wife Erica had received an “astonishing” amount of abuse from spectators.

Looking ahead to the 2027 Ryder Cup in Adare Manor, Ireland, Hatton expressed hope that European fans will set a better example:

“Let the guys play and the best team wins, rather than trying to affect the outcome by trying to put off players.”

Hatton also pushed back against comments by U.S. captain Keegan Bradley, who claimed the Bethpage atmosphere was similar to that of Rome during the 2023 Ryder Cup.

“With what I heard last week, I don’t think Rome comes anywhere near that,” Hatton said. “I think they are quite far apart, to be honest.”

Matt Fitzpatrick, another member of the victorious European team, agreed. He denied that the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome was “pretty violent,” a claim made by Bradley in a CNN interview.

“It was just never the case,” Fitzpatrick said.

Fitzpatrick also criticized PGA of America president Don Rea for what he described as a cold and bitter attitude during Sunday’s trophy presentation.

“Me and Rosey [Justin Rose] both looked at each other as if to say, that wasn’t a very heartfelt congratulations… He said we only retained [the trophy], and actually we won it.”

The PGA of America, which co-organizes the Ryder Cup alongside Ryder Cup Europe, has yet to respond to Fitzpatrick’s comments. However, PGA CEO Derek Sprague acknowledged the issue, telling the Golf Channel that the fan behavior in New York was unacceptable, and he plans to personally apologize to Rory McIlroy and his wife.

“There’s no place for that behavior at the Ryder Cup,” Sprague said.