An angry Rory McIlroy told Ryder Cup fans to ‘shut the f*** up’ on Saturday during a heated moment at Bethpage Black.

While Rory McIlroy was getting ready to take his swing on the 16th fairway, a few American fans nearby began yelling out, with one loudly declaring ‘freedom’ before another voice joined in.

And the Northern Irishman was not happy with the interruption as he quickly scolded the fans, saying: ‘Guys, shut the f*** up!’

The remark drew some jeers from the crowd as McIlroy stepped away from the ball to regroup.

Earlier on Friday, McIlroy—who has the support of his wife Erica Stoll in New York—seemed to show his frustration by flipping off the fans on the tournament’s first day.

During the fourth and final match of that afternoon, McIlroy and Shane Lowry were heckled throughout by the American crowd. 

Rory McIlroy lost his cool as he told Ryder Cup fans to ‘shut the f*** up’ on Saturday

Earlier on Saturday, McIlroy tried a friendlier approach with the crowd as he blew a kiss

McIlroy’s wife, Erica Stoll, was seen watching on at Bethpage Black on Saturday

And after they went two-up at the 11th hole, McIlroy was seemingly triggered by something that was said from the stands.

As he walked off the green alongside Lowry, it looked as if the reigning Masters champion raised his middle finger towards fans. 

McIlroy’s blow-up on Saturday comes after he initially tried a friendlier approach with the crowd earlier in the day.

He was targeted by a loud chorus of ‘F*** you, Rory’, from the crowd after being introduced for his foursomes match alongside Tommy Fleetwood.

However, after appearing to flash his middle finger the day before, McIlroy chose to react by blowing the fans in the main stand a kiss.

It’s not the first time that McIlroy has gotten fired up during the Ryder Cup.

Back in Rome two years ago, McIlroy and his Team Europe teammates were furious when Joe LaCava, the caddie for Patrick Cantlay, celebrated enthusiastically and obstructed McIlroy’s view as he was concentrating on an important putt.

Emotions ran high and the situation escalated to the parking lot, where an irate McIlroy was overheard angrily shouting ‘This can’t happen, this can’t happen – it’s a f*****g disgrace’ directed at LaCava.

 McIlroy appeared to raise his middle finger at American fans at the Ryder Cup on Friday

Two years ago in Rome during the Ryder Cup, he had a furious row with caddie Joe LaCava

Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay, another U.S. caddie, seemed to attempt to calm things down before a security guard tried to intervene. At that point, Irish golfer Shane Lowry stepped in to guide the still-fuming McIlroy to a waiting BMW 4×4.

Fred Couples later revealed that the row began with LaCava telling McIlroy to ‘relax.’

‘I asked [LaCava] what happened, and he said Rory looked at him and told him to ‘Move’. He stretched out the ‘ooo’ sound a bit longer. Joe responded, ‘Relax, Rory,’ Freddie Couples recounted on his SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio show.

McIlroy has fared well this tournament thus far, as he and Fleetwood defeated Colin Morikawa and Harris English in their first foursome matchup on Friday.

He and Lowry later tied Sam Burns and Cantlay during their four-ball clash, though the matchup produced another fiery moment from McIlroy.

After sinking a put to win the sixth hole, he screamed ‘Come on!’ before he and Lowry high-fived and bumped chests. 

He and Fleetwood also took their Saturday foursome matchup against Morikawa and English, with Team Europe maintaining a 7.5 to 3.5 lead over the USA at the time of writing. 

On Friday, McIlroy’s wife Erica looked to be in good spirits as she and other Ryder Cup wives and girlfriends cheered their partners on.

McIlroy has produced numerous fiery moments at the Ryder Cup over the years

His wife, Erica, was among the wives and girlfriends at the Ryder Cup on Friday

Stoll and several of the other Team Europe wives – including Jon Rahm’s wife, Kelley Cahill and captain Luke Donald’s wife, Diane Donald – matched in a blue blazer over a white blouse, while Stoll added a straw hat to her look.

The wives of the American players, meanwhile, were decked out in the same navy Polo brand shirt with the letters ‘USA’ on the right and an American flag over the heart.

It was a hugely eventful first day of the tournament as President Trump arrived with his granddaughter Kai to watch.

‘I think he’ll be a great force for us to get a lot of people on our side,’ Bryson DeChambeau – an outspoken Trump supporter – said earlier in the week.

‘I think it will be interested and exciting to see how the crowd and everybody reacts, It’s going to be an electric environment.’

However, Trump was forced to bear witness to a nightmarish start for the Americans, as they finished the day in a 5.5-2.5 deficit.

The Commander-in-Chief even arrived wearing a pair of white golf shoes – leading fans to joke that he should get involved in the action for the struggling Team USA.