Officials warn fans over course behaviour

Ryder Cup officials have pledged to throw any fan barracking players off the course at this week's biennial match starting on Friday.

PGA of America president M.G. Orender said he was determined to stamp down on the crowd abuse which had marred previous Ryder Cups in the United States, particularly at Brookline in 1999.

"Anyone who exhibits unruly behaviour, we are going to get them off the property. We are not going to tolerate it," he told a news conference on Tuesday.

"We are going to conduct these matches in the spirit they are intended to be and we want the fans to be loud and have fun but we expect them to conduct themselves properly."

He said there was an on-course alcohol ban but had no plans for special security for some players who could be targeted as Scot Colin Montgomerie was five years ago at Brookline when the U.S. narrowly won the Cup.

Orender joked: "If we have to, we'll put some more security to protect the fans (from Montgomerie). No, not really...

"I think the security that's out there is adequate for all the players and officials."

The 35th Ryder Cup starts on Friday and ends on Sunday.