{"id":195867,"date":"2025-09-28T16:55:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T16:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/heather-mcmahan-apologizes-to-rory-mcilroy-after-ryder-cup-drama\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T16:55:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T16:55:52","slug":"heather-mcmahan-apologizes-to-rory-mcilroy-after-ryder-cup-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/heather-mcmahan-apologizes-to-rory-mcilroy-after-ryder-cup-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather McMahan Apologizes to Rory McIlroy After Ryder Cup Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/heather-mcmahan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Heather McMahan<\/strong><\/a> issued an apology to pro golfer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/rory-mcilroy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rory McIlroy<\/strong><\/a> after she shouted expletive-laden comments during the Ryder Cup tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHeather has extended an apology to Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe,\u201d a spokesperson for the PGA of America told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/golf\/articles\/cg5endmdq42o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Sport<\/a> in a Sunday, September 28, statement. \u201c[She] has stepped down from hosting the first tee of the Ryder Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McMahan, 38, was tapped as the master of ceremonies for the golf tournament, where she allegedly encouraged the crowd to heckle McIlroy, 36, during his tee time on Saturday, September 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In social media <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tengolf\/status\/1972071399528583402\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">footage<\/a> shared from the greens, McMahan appeared to start a \u201cF*** You, Rory\u201d chant that spectators then repeated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/rory-mcilroy-heckled-during-ryder-cup-amid-fan-controversy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/rory-mcilroy-heckled-during-ryder-cup-amid-fan-controversy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Rory McIlroy Curses at Fans During Ryder Cup Tee<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tRory McIlroy let Ryder Cup fans know he wasn\u2019t thrilled with their actions during tournament play this weekend. On Saturday, September 27, McIlroy was caught telling attendees to \u201cShut the f*** up!\u201d after they yelled during his pre-shot routine at the annual event. McIlroy was preparing to hit a shot when he suddenly stopped and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mcllroy, for his part, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/rory-mcilroy-heckled-during-ryder-cup-amid-fan-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hit back at the hecklers<\/a> and shouted, \u201cF*** you, f*** you, f*** you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McMahan has not further addressed the alleged incident. <i>Us Weekly <\/i>has reached out for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McMahan previously shared her support for McIlroy during the Ryder Cup during a Thursday, September 25, interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPCxJ27DBgb\/?hl=en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> account \u201cThe Smylie Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m happy to be here,\u201d she said, where she was asked to discuss McIlroy and <strong>Tommy Fleetwood<\/strong> playing <strong>Collin Morikawa<\/strong> and <strong>Harris English<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019m loyal to our team [as Americans], but I do think Tommy and Rory might take that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After resigning from the rest of her duties, McMahan has been finding solace in college football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHotty toddy,\u201d she wrote via her Instagram Stories later on Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrities-who-are-college-football-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watching her alma mater<\/a> the University of Mississippi\u2019s football game against Louisiana State University. \u201cRebs did it today! Hotty toddy!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McMahan shared a follow-up video of her celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cGuys, I\u2019m having a glass of wine. It\u2019s been a f***ing day,\u201d she quipped in the Instagram Story footage, adding a beard filter to her post. \u201cBut, we\u2019re hotty toddy. Come through! OK, <strong>Jeff<\/strong> [my husband] is very upset about Penn State, but I\u2019m wearing white for the white-out. I\u2019m trying to support my man\u2019s team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She concluded, \u201cI\u2019m having a nice glass of pinot noir. I hope you\u2019re doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After graduating from Ole Miss, McMahan has remained a fervent supporter of the university and their athletic teams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI had the best four years of my life. Shout out to the University of Mississippi,\u201d McMahan quipped on the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tuy0NnyTIV8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast<\/a> in 2024. \u201cI loved it. My college experience was out of this world.\u00a0 Even being from the South \u2018cause I grew up in Atlanta, I didn\u2019t know anything about Mississippi.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">She continued, \u201cThe reason I ended up at Ole Miss is because it was the only college that let me in. \u2026 I visited Alabama [and] I\u2019m in Tuscaloosa at the Sigma Chi house. I watched a man snort cocaine off a chicken tender and I called my daddy and I said, \u2018I\u2019m going to Ole Miss.\u2019 I like to party, but this is another world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McMahan further explained to podcast host <strong>Alex Cooper<\/strong> that she \u201cdidn\u2019t know anybody\u201d when she moved in on campus for her freshman year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bama-rush-sorority-costs-and-recruitment-fees-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the sorority rush<\/a>. I had the time of my life,\u201d she said of joining the Delta Gamma organization. \u201cI don\u2019t know how I got into a good sorority, like, all the things just clicked, and [my husband and I own a home there now. I bought a house in Oxford. I go back all the time. I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/heather-mcmahan-apologizes-to-rory-mcilroy-after-ryder-cup-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Heather McMahan issued an apology to pro golfer Rory McIlroy after she shouted expletive-laden comments during the Ryder Cup tournament. \u201cHeather has extended an apology to Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe,\u201d a spokesperson for the PGA of America told BBC Sport in a Sunday, September 28, statement. \u201c[She] has stepped down from hosting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-195867","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}