Comedian Heather McMahan has broken her silence after she quit her Ryder Cup role as first tee emcee following chants aimed at Rory McIlroy.
The 38-year-old issued an apology to the Northern Irishman after she encouraged the crowd to chant “F*** you Rory”.
An official statement confirmed her intentions to step away from the role: “Heather has extended an apology to Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe and has stepped down from hosting the first tee of the Ryder Cup.”
The incident sparked huge online backlash during a tournament that has been marred by abuse and disturbance from the crowd.
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"Heard the audio of this. It's a disgrace if that person is the emcee again on the first tee tomorrow. All for getting the crowd riled up, but that's deplorable,” one fan wrote on X.
And now McMahan took to her Instagram story for the first time since the controversy.
Comedian Heather McMahan has broken her silence after she quit her Ryder Cup role as first tee emcee following chants aimed at Rory McIlroy
|The video depicts the comedian holding a large glass of wine with a beard filter on.
“Guys, I’m having a glass of wine… It’s been a f****** day,” she said.
Heather McMahan said: 'Guys, I’m having a glass of wine… It’s been a f****** day.'
|McIlroy initially responded to the "F*** you, Rory" chants by blowing kisses to the crowd behind the first tee.
As the day progressed and the abuse intensified, however, his patience wore thin. He told the crowd to “shut the f*** up” and refused to putt until they calmed down.
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Rory McIlroy was less then impressed with the fans at the Ryder Cup | GETTY“I don’t mind them having a go at us. Like that’s to be expected. I mean, that’s what an away Ryder Cup is,” the world No2 explained.
“Whenever they are still doing it while you are over the ball and trying to hit your shot, that’s the tough thing.”
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Team Europe captain Luke Donald accused the boisterous home fans of “crossing the line” after the second day.
"What I consider crossing the line is personal insults and making sounds when they are trying to hit on their backswings or very close to when they are trying to go into their routines. That did happen a little bit," Donald said.
Team USA captain Keegan Bradley disagreed vehemently with his counterpart, putting the abuse down to “passion”.
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Team Europe captain Luke Donald admitted home fans have "crossed the line", as tensions have continuously risen, and boiled over, during the Ryder Cup this weekend | REUTERS"Ryder Cups are wild. I don't appreciate those words that you just said," Bradley retorted. "I know what you're trying to do. The Ryder Cup is full of passionate fans, they're full of passionate players.
"I thought the fans were passionate. I wasn't at Rome but I heard a lot of stories that Rome was pretty violent as well.
"You're always going to have a few people that cross the line and that's unfortunate."
Europe enter the final day with a monumental advantage, with the scores standing at 4.5 to 11.5 for the visitors.
With four-balls now finished, the players now enter the singles format.
The most notable match-ups include Justin Thomas against Tommy Fleetwood, Xander Schauffele facing Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler clashing with Rory McIlroy, representing the top two in the world going against each other.