Ryder Cup heckler shocks Rory & Co

• Ryder Cup heckler called out by Europeans
• Challenged to make putt that Rory & Sulli couldn’t
• Rose lays down $100 incentive for him to make it

Now, this is what we call a Ryder Cup pressure putt.

After loudly and proudly declaring that he could make a putt that Rory McIlroy and Andy Sullivan had continually missed during today’s final Ryder Cup practice round, an American heckler was brought onto the sixth green by Open champion Henrik Stenson to prove that he could, indeed, walk the walk.

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And just to crank up the intimidation factor, the fourth member of the fourball, former US Open champion Justin Rose, popped a fresh $100 bill next to the brave chap, identified by reporters on-site as David Johnson from North Dakota.

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The challenge was simple: make the putt, in front of some of the world’s top players and hundreds of his fellow spectators, and the cash would be his.

Rory filmed what happened next and – well, just watch:

Has the @rydercup started already??pic.twitter.com/s6EImcbnZv

— Rory McIlroy (@McIlroyRory) September 29, 2016

Fair play to the guy. If you’re going to run your mouth off, you better be able to back it up.

And that celebration… a solid 10/10. Almost Keegan Bradley-esque, below.

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Absolutely brilliant reaction from the Euro lads, too.

Let’s hope the rest of the week is played in the same spirit, eh?

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Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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