
It was meant to be Rory McIlroy's crowning moment, a Masters champion completing golf's elusive Grand Slam while leading Europe to Ryder Cup glory. Instead, celebrations at Bethpage Black took an ugly turn when his wife Erica Stoll became the target of an unruly American fan who hurled a drink over her.
In chaotic scenes more suited to a baseball brawl than the fairways of Long Island, Erica was showered with jeers, chants and even physical abuse.