Azinger blamed for US crowd’s behaviour

LEE WESTWOOD yesterday blamed American captain Paul Azinger for the behaviour of a minority of the home crowd during Europe’s Ryder Cup defeat at Valhalla.

After the United States won by 16½ points to 11½, to reclaim the trophy for the first time since 1999, Westwood revealed he had been abused “from start to finish”.

The 34-year-old did not want to repeat what was shouted at him but did reveal one was a “particularly nasty reference to my mother” and that his parents had also been woken by a phone call at 4.30am on Sunday.