Glamorous Europe Ryder Cup WAGs told to stay away from Bethpage next week

Team Europe's Ryder Cup WAGs have been warned to stay away from Bethpage by a former star.

The tournament is set to begin at 7:10 am local time next Friday at Bethpage Black and Europe's stars are already well aware of the fiery atmosphere that awaits them.

The New York crowds have developed a reputation for their strong support and the fact they are not afraid to heckle rival stars.

Ahead of the tournament's start, former European star Andrew Coltart has issued a warning to the glamorous WAGs who are planning to attend.

Speaking about his own experience back in 1999, he said: 'My wife wasn't getting abused because she was back home as she'd just given birth the week before to our first child.

'But some of the other wives and girlfriends had been getting abuse from the crowd. It was just normal derogatory things that, unfortunately, you would expect from a group of blokes that probably had too much to drink.'

Off the back of Europe's dominant performance in Rome two years ago, it can be expected that the Bethpage crowds will be fired up for Team USA. 

Coltart continued: 'So for Bethpage Black, I offered up the suggestion that it might not be a great idea to go out there and they can watch it from a room where it's safe and secure.

'Now I know that's not what they want, they'll want to be there with their man or their son to give them support.

'But it potentially can be an atmosphere they will never ever be used to and it could be quite upsetting and challenging for them. 

'As a player you deal with these things, but nobody wants their wife or partner to be abused and there's no way the crowd control and the stewards are going to be able to stop that.'

Earlier this week, Rory McIlroy revealed that Europe's elite golfers have been using virtual reality headsets to prepare themselves for the abuse that awaits in the Ryder Cup this month.

Speaking after finishing in a tie for 20th at the BMW PGA Championship, which was won on a play-off by Alex Noren, McIlroy said: 'It simulates the sights and sounds and noise. That's the stuff that we are going to have to deal with, so it's better to try to desensitize yourself as much as possible before you get in there.

'You can get them to say whatever you want them to say - you can go as close to the bone as you like.

'They said, 'How far to you want this to go?' And I said, 'Go as far as you want'.'

Asked what messaging was piped into his device, McIlroy added: 'You don't want to know. Not for publication.'

Team Europe captain Luke Donald has been exploring a variety of techniques to combat the noise they will face at the end of the month. 

Earlier this year, at the Team Cup in Abu Dhabi, that included employing a comedian to heckle Tyrrell Hatton by shouting out that he resembled an 'Armish farmer' on the tee.