Alex Morgan scored the game-winning goal inside the Americans’ 2-1 World Cup semifinals victory over England on Tuesday, and even as her tea-sipping party was lauded and laughed at by many fans, a number of them, generally European enthusiasts, had been irked by it.
But this isn’t just a soccer problem. This takes place in every recreation. With a hat tip to Morgan, here are five times some of the world’s most famous golfers have antagonized lovers.
Patrick Reed turns into Captain America.
Patrick Reed announced himself to the golf global with a two-win 2014. Still, his overall dynamite performance on the 2014 Ryder Cup, where he went 3-0-1 at Gleneagles, earned him the Captain America moniker. Reed’s Ryder Cup debut is mainly remembered when he positioned his pointer finger to his mouth and shushed the Scottish galleries during his Sunday singles match against Henrik Stenson. In Reed’s defense, the home crowd changed into getting on him throughout the suit. However, he ignited the fire even more, and, for this reason, a Ryder Cup celebrity (villain?) was born.
The frenzy at Brookline
You probably take into account this birthday celebration — and the hideous U.S. Outfits — pretty correctly. The U.S. trailed Europe 10-6 after days of the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline, but a Sunday comeback with the aid of the crimson, white, and blue became under full pressure. It all culminated on the seventeenth inexperienced with Justin Leonard’s shape against Jose Maria Olazabal, the ninth day. Leonard tried an unlikely putt from over forty feet away, which stirred the U.S. Crew and its fans right into a frenzy as they celebrated at the inexperienced. One hassle, although: the match wasn’t over. Olazabal nonetheless had a putt of about 25 ft to hold the healthy all square. When the craziness subsided, Olazabal neglected his putt. Leonard (despite losing the 18th hole and halving the healthy) secured half of the point the U.S. needed to finish the most significant comeback in the occasion’s records. In the 17th-green aftermath, Europe becomes no longer pleased. Vice-captain Sam Torrance even called the whole incident “disgusting.”
Justin Thomas’ win results in FCC complaints
Justin Thomas two-putted for birdie on the first playoff hole to overcome Luke List in the 2018 Honda Classic. It was Thomas’ second win of the season, and after he secured it on the 18th, inexperienced, he let out an exuberant “F—yeah, baby!” that became caught (and replayed) on the broadcast. “I didn’t understand that because going to be on T, V or I wouldn’t have said it. I’m sorry,” Thomas said afterward. “Please don’t exceptional me very lots, PGA.” No phrase if Thomas was fined, but that second did get hold of its fair share of FCC court cases
Rory can’t listen to you.
The excellent match of the 2016 Ryder Cup and the closing of numerous Ryder Cups was the epic singles showdown between Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy. They traded big shot after huge putt after huge shot the complete the front nine, but the quality scene could have been at the par-3 8th, inexperienced at Hazeltine National. McIlroy, who was hearing it from the crowds all week or even had one fan thrown out, knocked in a forty-footer for birdie and went ballistic, setting his hand to his ear and screaming, “I can’t hear you!” to the U.S.-heavy gallery. But that just made the Americans cheer even louder when Reed rolled in his next putt to halve the hole.