An American police officer at the Ryder Cup has drawn criticism from US fans for his reaction to a Viktor Hovland putt.In previously unseen footage, the video shows the copper clapping and fist-pumping as Hovland nails his putt on the way to Europe winning on US soil.The officer can be seen celebrating with Hovland out of the picture It hasn’t gone down well in America, with one fan stating that it is a ‘sackable offence’ for a US police officer to be celebrating anything Team Europe did.However, there are a variety of responses online.One fan claimed that each member of Team Europe was assigned a personal officer to escort them around Bethpage Black.He said: “All the players had their own trooper assigned to them for protection. Likely this was the guy assigned to Vik.”One added: “Yup, the same cop was with each player all week. A few days in and they were practically friends since they couldn’t go anywhere without them. Not surprising they would start rooting for them.”But others think he had money on the Europeans.One said: “The guy had a few dollars on the Euros.”Another added: “A man winning his bet. Should be commended.”The truth is, we have no idea why the officer celebrated, but he was part of the New York State Police, which can be identified by his brown hat.Hovland took no part in the singles on Sunday due to a neck injuryGettyBusy weekendThe police at the Ryder Cup might have been expecting quite a chilled weekend, but it turned into anything but.The New York crowed were expected to be rowdy, but they overstepped the mark on numerous occasions, with lots of unsavoury incidents.What was even stranger was that the home fans seemed more intent on abusing the Europeans than cheering on their players, creating a hostile environment for everyone to play in.Rory McIlroy‘s wife, Erica Stoll, was the target of beer being thrown at her and had to leave early on Saturday in tears.The Northern Irishman was even targeted with a homophobic slur, and McIlroy instructed security to throw the culprit out.And after the win, McIlroy spoke out on the abuse he was subject to.He said: “The police out there and the amount of security presence was insane.“Look, nothing was going to happen – there wasn’t going to be physical altercation or anything like that – but there was a lot of language that was unacceptable and abusive behaviour.“It’s a minority of the crowd, it’s not the majority. The majority of people here are true golf fans and are respectful, but I don’t think we should ever accept that in golf.“I think golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there this week.“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.”McIlroy came through a weekend of abuse to cement his legendary statusGettyLowry got the ultimate revenge by scoring the putt that saw Europe retain the Ryder CupGettyThe Irish duo were particularly targeted by American fansGettyExtra security was also needed for McIlroy and Shane Lowry during their match on Saturday as well.Lowry’s weight was often mentioned, while he had to be restrained from getting into the crowd at one point.Therefore, it made it all the sweeter that Lowry’s putt on Sunday saw Team Europe retain the Ryder Cup.Immediately, Lowry burst into tears as a weekend’s worth of pent-up emotion came flooding out.Speaking after claiming victory, he said: “What I consider crossing the line is personal insults and making sounds when they are trying to hit on their backswings or very close to when they are trying to go into their routines.“That did happen a little bit. It’s happened at other Ryder Cups.“It’s something we prepared for and I can see how well [McIlroy and Lowry] have dealt with it.”