The Big Apple is turning rather sour as a golfing destination…New York City, Long Island and the surrounding State have some of the very best courses in the world.The US Open at Shinnecock made for uncomfortable viewing at timesGettyBethpage, Liberty National, Fishers Island, Friar’s Head, Sleepy Hollow, Winged Foot, National Golf Links, Shinnecock, the list goes on and on.But what has become strikingly apparent in recent months is that holding a professional tournament at any of these historic, beautiful venues in the modern age makes for a pretty abysmal event.New York sports fans should be on cloud nine.The Knicks are NBA champions, the Giants are looking forward to a season of Harbaugh and Dart and the World Cup Final is being held at the Metlife in just a few weeks.There should be celebration in the air around The City That Never Sleeps, embracing whatever event comes their way with gusto, showcasing the best of one of the world’s truly great places.Instead, we’ve had back-to-back duds in terms of elite golf events held there and let’s not mince words here, New York golf fans are morons.Obnoxious, nasty men disregarding the etiquette of golf and instead using the greatest events in the sport as an excuse for beer-chugging delinquency.‘Shrink the game’ is a buzz word in golf spheres at the moment and sorry, when it comes to New York fans, that phrase is absolutely spot on.Just a few months ago the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black saw some of the worst fan abuse in recent memory.Rory McIlroy was the focus of American hatred but the entire European team and their families caught shocking insults from the crowds.A lot of fans left early on Saturday as Clark took control of the US OpenGettyOdious, unoriginal insults marred the entire week but Europe’s best ignored the Neanderthals to win.Fast forward a few months and the game’s best returned to New York for the US Open at Shinnecock Hills.An all-star field, a brilliant course, treacherous conditions – we had all the ingredients for what could have been one of the best majors in years.Instead, we had a truly bizarre week and it’s hard to lay blame anywhere else than at the feet of the home support.Yes, McIlroy and a grand slam-chasing Scottie Scheffler struggled to keep pace with Wyndham Clark, a man who has never been a fan favourite.There was a blow-out feel to the tournament for three-and-a-half days which never helps create drama.And problems with transport and low ticket sales contributed to the lowkey atmosphere.Clark had the last laugh in the endGettyBut as fans deserted the grandstands early on Saturday and then gave champion-to-be Clark dog’s abuse from the galleries all day long on Sunday, this felt different.It made for uncomfortable viewing. It wasn’t enjoyable. The focus had been turned away from the tournament itself and onto the abuse being spat out yet again instead.We even saw police officers having to intervene and kick out fans for hurling slander at one of their own!The Ryder Cup is one thing, it’s always been a partisan team event and the back-and-forth between players and fans is part of what makes it so special.Yes, Bethpage crossed the line but it could almost be forgiven as a hyperbole one-off.The scenes at Shinnecock felt worse and were a terrible look for American golf and its fans.The Ryder Cup in New York was marred by fan abuse tooGettyThe US Open is now 126 years old, the second-oldest tournament in the world, only behind the always-fantastic Open Championship.On Sunday we saw an atmosphere unlike pretty much anything that has happened in that long, illustrious history.Clark won’t care now.Like Luke Donald’s team last September, he got the better of the haters, triumphing in the face of adversity.For us fans, thankfully the Ryder Cup won’t be heading back to New York any time soon.However, Winged Foot, just north of Manhattan, is holding the US Open in just two year’s time. Oh, joy. Pebble Beach, another cathedral of USA golf, will no doubt be an all-timer next summer and then we’ll return to the Mamaroneck.Let’s all just hope the New York locals can be a little more ‘Fun City’ and a little less ‘Gotham’…