The expectation was that the crowds filling Bethpage Black would be loud and raucous.
This expectation was met and surpassed. We have just witnessed a rather obvious symptom of a wider problem in America - a problem that has to do with a lack of civility and consideration for others.
We live in a crude and rude time. This was never so evident than over last weekend in Farmingdale on Long Island.
Many among the crowds that filled the course over the three days of the Ryder Cup disgraced themselves pure and simple, and beyond this they cast a pall over their country's reputation that is extending far beyond just the world of golf.
That Rory Mcilroy needed a small army of law enforcement officers; that his wife, Erica, was struck by beer, was bad enough.
"I don't mind them having a go at us, that's to be expected, that's what an away Ryder Cup is," McIlroy said by way of reaction.
"Whenever they are still doing it while you are over the ball and trying to hit your shot, that's the tough thing. You know, look, in between shots, say whatever you want to me. That's totally fine. But just give us the respect to let us hit shots. Give us the same chance that the Americans have," he told BBC Sport.
But the loud and continuous hostility directed at the visiting European players and caddies over the course of the competition was a signal that, when it came to sportsmanship in the Ryder Cup galleries, you might as well have been pleading for gimmes with the entire competition on the line.
As for the golf? Well, it seemed that the destination of the Ryder Cup was decided by the end of play Saturday and that the trophy would be on the next east bound transatlantic flight.
In fairness to the United States team its members didn't roll over and give up. They fought back on Sunday with a ferocity that was, thankfully, confined to the actual playing of the game.
This paper had no skin in said game. We are an American newspaper, an Irish American newspaper, an Irish newspaper, and just a plain newspaper.
But it's hard not to take a particular pride in Shane Lowry's moment on the eighteenth when he sank a birdie putt to retain the trophy for Europe.
You could see how much it meant to the Offaly man as he jigged his way across the green and placed hand on heart in pure, joyous, celebration.
This was, according to the man himself, the coolest moment in his distinguished golfing career.
It may well be the case that the hype behind the Ryder Cup needs to be toned down. Don't expect that to happen.
The Battle of Bethpage merely sets the stage for the Action at Adare.
A couple of years from now the 2027 Ryder Cup will be played at Adare Manor in County Limerick.
Again, we can expect loud and raucous crowds but, hopefully, the line that was clearly crossed at Bethpage will be honored and respected on Irish ground.
