Scottie Scheffler is serenaded with brutal heckle from European Ryder Cup fans after fourth straight loss

Things have gone from bad to worse for Team USA star Scottie Scheffler after he was brutally heckled by fans while on the range on Saturday night.

Team Europe enters the final day at Bethpage Black with a historic seven-point lead over the USA after another dominant performance in both Saturday sessions. 

However, the tournament has been marred by chaotic fan behavior amid a number of tense clashes between supporters and players throughout the tournament. 

On Saturday night, it was World No. 1 Scheffler who was the target for the raucous Bethpage fans as he tried to get some practice in ahead of a crucial final day. 

In a video that went viral online, fans could be heard cheering: 'Scottie gets battered, everywhere he goes! Scottie gets battered, everywhere he goes!'.

Scheffler is enduring a nightmare tournament and became the first American player ever to lose a match in each of the first four sessions of the event. 

In similar footage that emerged on Saturday night, Bryson DeChambeau was given the same treatment by fans while also practicing at the Bethpage range. 

Fan behavior has been a major talking point throughout this year's Ryder Cup - with a number of stars clashing with supporters 

Despite his defiant claims prior to the tournament, US captain Keegan Bradley has since found himself on the backfoot amid poor performances and fan chaos.  

On a day when the notorious New Yorkers finally found their voice - for better and definitely for worse - Europe continued to humiliate the Americans on their own turf.

However, the carnage from the infamously rabid New York sports fans that had long been prophesized, finally reared its ugly head at the Ryder Cup. 

Personalized abuse was hurled at the European stars, public enemy No 1 Rory McIlroy in particular, before the players themselves began lashing out in retaliation and Bethpage almost witnessed a repeat of the renowned caddie spat of Marco Simone on a highly-charged, frantic afternoon.

But Keegan refused to condemn the bedlam, as he characterized it as passion from the home supporters.

'I thought the fans were passionate,' he told reporters. 'I mean, their home team is getting beat bad. You know, they are passionate fans. I wasn't at Rome, but I heard a lot of stories that Rome was pretty violent as well.

'But the fans of New York from what I have seen have been pretty good. You're always going to have a few people that cross the line, and that's unfortunate. I was happy to see our players trying to quiet down some people that were like that.'

Bradley then appeared to suggest that the blame lay in part on his team and their failure to rise to the occasion. 

'Part of it our fault,' he added. 'We are not playing up to the standards that they want to see, and they are angry, and they should be.' 

However, he performed a hasty U-turn when pressed on the issue, insisting that he did not hold his players responsible.

'I did not say that. That's not what I said. I said the fans are probably upset that their home team is losing. I did not say that,' he defiantly said, after being questioned on his comment.