It started with the so-called “War by the Shore” at Kiawah Island in 1991, when all bets were off on fan behavior because the U.S. had to win. It was equally bad in 1999 at The Country Club. I walked on Sunday with the last singles match, Payne Stewart against Colin Montgomerie. The fans were awful all day. Going from the ninth green to the 10th tee, there was one guy—like McIlroy’s lout at Hazeltine—who kept calling Montgomerie a word that simply shouldn’t be uttered in public. Monty kept going. Trailing the players, I started to turn around to tell the guy to shut up. Before I could say anything, there was a hand on my shoulder.