Why have crowds become more belligerent and vocal at golf tournaments

What is with this never-ending movement of golf crowds yelling the dumbest shite you’ve ever heard immediately after someone hits?

I know it’s been bad for many years but it feels like every shot with a crowd present is permanently open-mic night. The soundtrack to tournament golf is a collection of fans trying to rise above the cacophony to get a rise out of their friends. We hear fewer roars and more disjointed shouts.

And now it goes well beyond that—we’re talking about golf crowds getting increasingly more belligerent (and, let’s face it, dumber) over the years.

You could hear these imbeciles giving crap to Matthew Fitzpatrick as he stepped to the 18th tee Sunday at TPC Sawgrass … because he plays for Europe in the Ryder Cup?

This is embarrassing behavior from a golf crowd. Since when has nationality mattered at a Tour event to the point where fans need to root for Americans?

Sure, I guess we can start chanting U-S-A at Young. It’s a little weird but it’s fine.

Of course, it’s reasonable for the crowd to favor one player over the other.

But booing a guy as he steps up to hit one of the most important tee shots of his life?

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