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Comedian Heather McMahan has talked about her controversial Ryder Cup Moment that resulted in his resignation as the exaggerated woman designated of the first TEE after participating in hostile songs about Rory Mcilroy.
McMahan renounced his duties on Saturday after a video of his participation in the songs led by fans “F — You, Rory” circulated on social networks. He PGA of America He issued a brief statement on Saturday night confirming that McMahan would not return to Sunday.
Heather McMahan at the Oscar de Vanity Fair 2025 party organized by Radhika Jones held at the Wallis Annenberg center for the performing arts in Beverly Hills, California, on March 2, 2025. (Christopher Polk/Variety through Getty Images)
“Heather McMahan has extended an apology to Rory Mcilroy and Ryder Cup Europe and has resigned from organizing the first Ryder Cup Tee.”
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McMahan addressed the situation during his “absolutely not” podcast on Wednesday, where he said that he immediately apologized with Mcilroy and the European team. But he dismissed the initial reports that he led the songs and added context about the “toxic” crowds and what finally led to the incident.
“I understand my responsibility in this. However, it is a bit interesting because I think there must be some context about what happened exactly.”
McMahan said that he was not clear about his role as host of the first Tee and that he finally understood as his work was to “exaggerate” the crowd. After Friday’s sessions, McMahan said on Saturday he took a different path.
“We went out at full speed,” he recalled. “The word he had achieved from the team was that we needed everyone to get excited, promote. The team that America is coming out, must be so out of control, so the accelerator and cheers and songs and make everyone really pump the equipment and put the energy.”
The Captain of Europe, Luke Donald and Rory Mcilroy, celebrates after a Putt at Hole 15 at Bethpage Black Golf Course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, on Saturday, September 27, 2025, in Farmingdale, New York. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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She said that when the noisy crowd made her way in the early hours of Saturday, her entertainment work quickly changed.
“They hire me as a comedian, but unfortunately, the concert became a little more like a court jester, a rally, cheerleader, and we were trying to solve it as we advanced.”
McMahan said that despite trying to lead the songs that involve the names of American players, he was “being booed.”
“These guys don’t want to have anything to do with that. They are like, ‘this is New York, we want to get noisy.’ And that’s how it was.
McMahan said that the energy of the crowd “was not the atmosphere”, and although he repeated the song, he immediately recognized his guilt by participating.
Rory Mcilroy of Europe celebrates after placing the 17th green during the afternoon Fourballs on day two of the Ryder field of 2025 in Black Course in the Golf field Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. (Vaughn Ridley/Sportsfile through Getty Images)
“I made the horrible absolute mistake of saying it once.
“I will assume all the responsibility and I will apologize sincerely with Rory and the European team for saying that. It was very dumb of my part. I did not eat the song. It was like that narrative to leave,” he added later.
Fans in Bethpage Black It was under scrutiny for its treatment of European team players throughout the weekend. Mcilroy condemned the behavior of fans, adding: “I don’t think we should accept that in golf.”
“I think golf should be maintained at a higher standard than the one seen there this week,” he said.
