'Shut the f*** up' - Rory McIlroy has fan ejected after fiery exchange at PGA Championship

Rory McIlroy told a fan to "shut the f*** up" before he had them ejected during the final round of the PGA Championship.

The Northern Irishman was on the par-five 16th hole at Aronimink Golf Club when he got involved in a heated altercation with the supporter. McIlroy hit his third shot into a bunker when he took issue with comments from a spectator in the crowd. The six-time Major champion stared at the fan and made his explicit comment before he asked security to remove them.

The full extent of the incident was not caught during the live broadcast, as McIlroy cut a frustrated figure throughout the entire PGA Championship event. McIlroy finished the event tied for seventh with an overall score of -4 under par. He was five shots behind the shock winner, Aaron Rai, who became only the second Englishman ever to win the Major.

McIlroy started the final round at three under and only managed to lower his score by one by the end of play. He grabbed a birdie on the second before a run of 10 consecutive pars ended any real hopes of competing for the title. The 37-year-old fell to a bogey on the par-four 13th, but responded with a birdie on the following hole.

He knew he had to deliver something special on the 16th, but hit two shots into the rough before his third landed in the bunker. It was there that he had his heated altercation with a spectator, as all the anger of the day came out with his feisty response.

The unsavoury scene came just a day after McIlroy had praised the crowd in Philadelphia, a stark contrast from the vile abuse he endured at the Ryder Cup in New York last year.

"Again, 103 out of 104 weeks, I get pretty good support everywhere I go," he said. "It's just that one week every four years, I guess it is, that most of the crowd are on the other side, and that's fine. If I were them, I'd be on the U.S. side, too.

"But no, I do, I feel like I get a lot of support anywhere I go, and I'm very fortunate and very grateful for that."

In the end, the day belonged to Rai, who held on to secure a shock victory and his maiden Major. The 31-year-old from Wolverhampton recorded an incredible -9 under par to hold off competition from Jon Rahm and Matti Schmid and become only the second Englishman to win the Wanamaker Trophy after Jim Barnes won the first two titles in 1916 and 1919.