Major Champ Loses It with Home Crowd

Sep 13, 2026, 12:02 PM•newsbreakexpress

Publication by EssentiallySports

September 13, 2026

Hey golf fans,

Pros getting upset after a mishit is hardly news; so is pros losing their cool after the said mishit. But what the Irish Open's tournament leader did yesterday, after nearly hitting a bunch of fans, has stumped more than a few people. After checking out our coverage, you’d be surprised, too. Meanwhile, the rest of the golf scene was littered with plenty of rules fiascos, with one golfer getting penalized for a weird reason, one European team member receiving a strange ruling, and more.

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Major Champ Under Fire After Hot Mic Picks Up Insensitive Remark About Home Crowd

The Irishman’s record this week was impressive, but his attitude towards the spectators standing innocently wasn’t. That isn’t sitting well with anyone.

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1866: Willie Park Sr. beat his brother Davie Park by two strokes to win The Open. It was his third win here.
1872: Tom Morris, Jr. beat Scot Davie Strath by 3 strokes to win The Open. It was his fourth consecutive win at the tournament.
1949: The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) was formed in New York City, founded by 13 original LPGA players. It is best known for running the LPGA Tour.
2013: Jim Furyk shot 59 at the BMW Championship. He became just the 6th golfer on the PGA Tour to do so.
2015: Lydia Ko won the Amundi Evian Championship by six strokes over Lexi Thompson. She became the youngest major winner at 18 years and 142 days.

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