JP McManus on Lowry and McIlroy, fan abuse and the 2027 Ryder Cup

JP McManus is adamant that when the Ryder Cup comes to Adare Manor in 2027, the away players and fans won’t face the kind of stick that some of the home crowd at Bethpage Black have dished out.

JP McManus has been inside the ropes all week at the Ryder Cup alongside Limerick manager John Kiely. Pic: Vaughn Ridley/Sportsfile

Crouched down on one knee in line with the tee blocks of the 14th hole, JP McManus had watched from the closest confines as Rory McIlroy fired a stunning iron which would prove to be one of the decisive blows of an unforgettable Irish victory in New York on Saturday night.

McManus was inside the ropes all the way and so was all too aware of the ugliness and adversity which McIlroy and Shane Lowry had faced as their foursomes match with Justin Thomas and Cam Young was disrupted with barrages of shameful abuse from Americans in the crowd at Bethpage.