Team Europe reportedly celebrated their Ryder Cup victory in style, racking up a staggering €263,000 bar tab.
The team, along with their support staff and family members, spent Sunday evening in New York, reveling in their triumph.
Their celebration began on the Bethpage Black golf course, where they sprayed champagne after defeating the U.S. team, and it appears the festivities continued well into the night.
Video footage from the bus ride back from Bethpage showed several players enjoying drinks and singing along to music blaring from the speakers. Shane Lowry hinted at the extent of the celebrations when he admitted on social media that “I might have a hangover.”
The Sun reports that the team splurged over €132,000 on 120 bottles of Moët and Chandon Brut Imperial champagne, each costing €1,100. An additional €84,600 was allegedly spent on 60 bottles each of Moët MCIII and Moët Rose Champagne.
They also reportedly shelled out €20,600 on Belvedere Vodka and more than €25,100 on ten bottles of limited-edition Hennessy 250th Anniversary cognac. The players had exclusive access to a special Hennessy Richard Lunar New Year 2025 cognac, which retails for just under €17,100.
In a lively post-game press conference, the golfers engaged in a spirited debate about who would lead in strokes gained. “Sepp [Straka],” was the first name Tyrrell Hatton threw into the ring, confidently predicting, “Sepp will stay undefeated.”
The Austrian golfer playfully shot back: “I don’t know, in Rome I was leaving for the airport and I still saw Tyrrell.” Shane Lowry chimed in with a self-deprecating remark: “People will think it’s me, but I’ll be gone early.”
Hatton reaffirmed his initial prediction: “Sepp, hands down.” Luke Donald added to the banter, saying, “We’ll have some fun.”
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Lowry, who made the decisive putt that clinched the Ryder Cup on Sunday, opened up about the abuse European players faced on the course. He admitted: “Yes, it was out of hand in the end over the week. Yesterday was pretty tame for me in the end, but two days with Rory, it is something we’ll probably sit down and laugh about this week.”
McIlroy, who had been subjected to constant heckling from the crowds, even saw his wife Erica targeted by a spectator who threw a plastic beer cup at her. The Northern Irish golfer said: “[Families] should be off-limits, but obviously it wasn’t this week,” McIlroy stated.
“Erica is fine. She’s a very, very strong woman. You know, she handled everything this week with class and poise and dignity like she always has. I love her and we’re going to have a good time celebrating tonight. I don’t think we should ever accept that in golf,” he said. “I think golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there this week.
“Golf has the ability to unite people. Golf teaches you very good life lessons. It teaches you etiquette. It teaches you how to play by the rules. It teaches you how to respect people. Sometimes this week we didn’t see that. So no, this should not be what is acceptable in the Ryder Cup.”
