Inside lavish Team Europe Ryder Cup victory party as £230k bar bill racked up in New York
Europe's Ryder Cup heroes partied into the night in the Big Apple after beating the United States at Bethpage Black
Team Europe reportedly splashed out a whopping £230,000 on drinks while celebrating their Ryder Cup triumph.
The team, along with their support staff and families, spent Sunday night in New York, marking their victory.
The celebrations kicked off on the Bethpage Black golf course with plenty of champagne showers after defeating the U.S. team.
The party continued into the night, with footage showing the players singing along to tunes on the bus ride back from Bethpage, drinks in hand.
Shane Lowry hinted at the extent of the festivities when he admitted on social media: "I might have a hangover."
According to The Sun, the team's bar bill included over £116,000 for 120 bottles of Moet and Chandon Brut Imperial champagne, priced at £967 each. An additional £74,000 was reportedly spent on 60 bottles each of Moët MCIII and Moët Rose Champagne.
The spending didn't stop there, with £18,000 going towards Belvedere Vodka and more than £22,000 on ten bottles of limited-edition Hennessy 250th Anniversary cognac. A special offer reserved for the players was the Hennessy Richard Lunar New Year 2025 cognac, retailing at just under £15,000.
During their post-match press conference, the players debated who would be the leader in strokes gained. Tyrrell Hatton was quick to name "Sepp [Straka]," as the unanimous winner, adding, "Sepp will stay undefeated."
The Austrian then retorted: "I don't know, in Rome I was leaving for the airport and I still saw Tyrrell." Lowry then clarified: "People will think it's me, but I'll be gone early."
Hatton echoed: "Sepp, hands down." Luke Donald chimed in, "We'll have some fun." By this point, Rory McIlroy was pointing towards Justin Rose as Lowry shouted, "Rosey, Rosey." McIlroy then added, "Dark horse in the back right!".
Reacting to this, Rose stood up from his seat and looked behind himself with a surprised expression, causing a wave of laughter. After sitting back down, the Ryder Cup veteran admitted: "I got a bit scared of myself after 2018."
Lowry made the decisive putt that clinched the Ryder Cup on Sunday. Discussing the abuse European players faced on the course, he confessed: "Yes, it was out of hand in the end over the week. Yesterday was pretty tame for me in the end, but two days with Rory, it is something we'll probably sit down and laugh about this week."
McIlroy endured constant abuse from the crowds and his wife Erica even had a plastic beer cup thrown at her by a spectator.
The Northern Irishman stated: "[Families] should be off-limits, but obviously it wasn't this week," McIlroy said.
"Erica is fine. She's a very, very strong woman. You know, she handled everything this week with class and poise and dignity like she always has. I love her and we're going to have a good time celebrating tonight.
"I don't think we should ever accept that in golf. Golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there this week.
"Golf has the ability to unite people. 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."
Europe's ecstatic players wound up American president Donald Trump after their victory celebrations got into full swing.
The squad launched into a rousing chorus of "Are you watching Donald Trump?" with McIlroy capturing the moment on his mobile in selfie mode.
"I'm glad he liked and enjoyed it," Europe skipper Donald revealed to the BBC following Trump's social media response: "Yes, I'm watching. Congratulations!".
Donald continued: "We were having a moment together with the team, and Rory got a text from the president. We read it out and thought [we'd have] a little bit banter [with him]. He seemed to take it in good spirits."
Additional party scenes emerged from the team coach journey back to their accommodation, showing the players belting out "Europe's on fire, USA is terrified" to the melody of Gala's Freed From Desire.