Mental Warfare: Luke Donald Is Getting Team Europe Ready For The Bethpage Ryder Cup By Reportedly Hiring People To Insult Players At Tournaments

[Source] - Last weekend’s Team Cup in Abu Dhabi, which acted as a Ryder Cup audition for European hopefuls, was Donald’s first opportunity to replicate the much anticipated mayhem in New York.

A smattering of fans gathered on the first tee in the Middle East were tasked with putting off players, who were also bombarded with “U-S-A, U-S-A” chants through the PA system in their practice rounds.

And it has emerged that Donald even brought an American comedian all the way to Abu Dhabi Golf Club to hurl abuse at players, including the explosive Tyrrell Hatton.

“They had these big microphones and speakers on the first tee, baby noises, things going off, people shouting and coughing. Then when we got onto the 7th, which was a tough par three with water around it, they had an American guy there shouting all sorts at us. He was an American comedian. 

“He said to Tyrrell Hatton that he looks like a reborn Amish farmer because of his beard. He was trying to put everyone off, saying you’re going to put it in the water, you’re going to hit a s*** shot.”

We all agree that Luke Donald happened to watch Happy Gilmore and decided that was the only way to get ready for Bethpage, right? Because it's this scene in real life: 

I don't blame Luke Donald though. We're expecting and wanting mayhem at the Ryder Cup. You bring it to Bethpage for that reason. It's all about finding a home course advantage and if it's things like this, so be it: 

Now it's up to Keegan Bradley to adapt. Luke Donald made the mistake of making this all public. Advantage USA. We need Keegan Bradley and Kevin Kisner to get into a captain's meeting and start coming up with a new idea. The USA chant is something, we all know. Add something to it. Take all the insults from this comedian, learn from it, hire someone meaner to train US fans paying $750 for a ticket to use. We can't lose at Bethpage. I don't care who is on what team, give me our best 12 and an ass kicking. We can't lose after getting humiliated in Rome last time out. 

I say it all the time, I love the Ryder Cup. Always have, always will. I want to see our best 12 vs Europe's best 12. I don't care LIV or PGA or anything else. Give me 12 vs 12 (obviously point rankings play a role here). Give me the crowd going nuts and a little bit of animosity. It's the one time we get this setup and I want it to be home course advantage besides manipulating rough or tees or distance. 

It is perfect for this to be golf insults though. Calling Tyrrell Hatton a reborn Amish farmer doesn't move the needle, except it's Tyrrell Hatton, so you never know. Calling Rory a jackass over a putt also may work. In fact let Joe LaCava be this guy. He knows how to get under the skin of some players. Either way, Luke Donald is ready for mental warfare.