'The amount of abuse that Erica received was astonishing' — Lowry salutes McIlroy's stoic wife

'The way she was out there supporting her husband and her team was unbelievable, and kudos to her for that'

SHINING MOMENT: Rory McIlroy celebrates with his wife Erica Stoll at the 2025 Ryder Cup at the Bethpage Black Course, Farmingdale, New York. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

Shane Lowry and the European Ryder Cup heroes paid tribute to Rory McIlroy's wife Erica after she endured days of abuse as she cheered on the visitors at Bethpage Black.

In a champions press conference filled with joy and jokes in the wake of a nail-biting 15-13 victory over the Americans, there was a brief pivot to focus on the ugly, venomous treatment dished out by the home galleries on Long Island. With Rory at the eye of that storm of vitriol, but his wife too took some hellish abuse too.