Nailed the last part. We don't have a golf fan culture problem in America - we just have a culture problem. In this particular case, it manifested itself through golf fans. With two high profile international sporting events coming quickly on the horizon (World Cup and Olympics) I hope that this serves as a wake up call to American fans and event organizers.

How come Talor Gooch wasn't metioned in point 2? Is this event even relevant without his presence?

Wonderful piece as always. I could not agree more strongly with point three.

Wanted to insert the Breaking Bad "Someone Cooked Here" meme, but I can't do that, so I'll just say: Amen. Great points. Especially #3--I hate that our culture has largely turned into a living internet comments section (present company excluded of course) but that runs much deeper than golf.

Nailed it, KVV. Some of these people are irredeemable trash and have no business leaving their mothers’ basements. Their online echo chambers delude them about masculinity and manliness in ways that expose them as a generation of dyed in the wool betas. Possessing morals, character and principles and then personifying them in your life is truly dominant behavior.

Point 3 needs to be a cover sheet for ticket packages moving forward. Along with a note that if your seen with poor behavior we will share you're information with Augusta to make sure you never get Masters tickets.

"You have become so desensitized by the internet and the fake life you live inside your phone that it would take years of therapy just to reset you to your factory settings. " This nailed it, sadly it's not just a Ryder Cup problem, it's a cultural and societal problem. People live on their phones and no longer in communities with personal connections. They see no difference between calling McIlroy a slur on twitter and yelling it out at the Ryder Cup.

Great piece, KVV. You nailed all three.

My guess is the US team looked at historic Ryder Cup data and didn't look at current team stats+historic Bethpage data. Extrapolating from 2016 and 2020 was very different teams and courses. Always have to ask the question before any analysis: What is the data generating process? And seems they forgot here

Wish I hadn’t made this exact same trip solo in March 2025 following the Broomsedge event! Anyone who attends is certainly in for a treat.