Brooklyn Beckham’s appearance at the Ryder Cup celebrity golf match on Wednesday turned out to be a humiliating moment for the British star.
David and Victoria Beckham’s eldest child played for the Europe team alongside former basketball player Toni Kukoč as they competed against Eli Manning and Colin Jost from the USA team in the first round of the celebrity playoffs.
However, fans at the Bethpage Black golf course in Farmingdale, New York, witnessed the 26-year-old play a ‘terrible’ game, during which they mocked him for his ‘lack of talent.’
An insider told the Daily Mail that he had horrible luck from the get-go when the former model lost his golf ball after hitting it and had to start over after his team spent more than the allowed three minutes trying to find it.
This wasn’t the only time Beckham appeared frustrated. Throughout the 11-hole game, he repeatedly hit the ball out of bounds and kept getting it stuck in the bunkers.
Onlookers made comments about how ‘terrible’ he was and how he had ‘no talent.’
Brooklyn Beckham suffered complete humiliation during Wednesday’s Ryder Cup celebrity match at the Beckpage Black golf course in Farmingdale, New York
The 26-year-old appeared frustrated throughout the game as he continued to hit balls out of bounds and kept getting them stuck in the bunkers
‘Hitting trees, can’t get out of bunkers,’ one disgruntled fan remarked.
Meanwhile, another fan commented to Beckham’s teammate Kukoč as he passed by, ‘Isn’t he making you look small?’
Some onlookers even questioned whether he was really a ‘celebrity’ and asked others who he was. Those who did know described him as ‘David Beckham’s son.’
The biggest celebrity in match one was former football star Eli Manning, 44.
Fans held up posters and begged Manning to sign their baseball caps or other memorabilia they had brought to the Ryder Cup. Some younger fans even brought along their footballs to play catch with him in between each hole.
‘Beckham was not in a good mood the entire game, it seemed like,’ the insider said.
‘He had his head down whenever he walked by fans who were shouting for either Eli or Colin. It was obvious that he had very few fans of his own.’
The insider continued, ‘At one point, he walked far away from the crowd behind the rope, as though he didn’t want to deal with the rowdy USA team fans.
The only support he got was from his caddy, who ‘would pat him on the back as if he was telling him it was OK’ or from another member of the team, who would give him a fist bump if he made a good shot.
One fan commented to Toni Kukoč, Brooklyn’s teammate, ‘Isn’t he making you look small?’
Fans were rooting for USA team members Eli Manning and Colin Jost, and showed no support for Beckham, according to an insider (pictured on September 24)
The only support Beckham had gotten was from his caddy who – aside from giving him pointers during the game – ‘would pat him on the back as if he was telling him it was OK’
Fans couldn’t help but notice the many times Beckham got the ball stuck in the bunkers
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail following the game, Beckham said that he knew that the fans were not there to cheer him on.
‘I feel like they didn’t like me at all – but it was amazing,’ he said.
‘They gave me a bit of rubbish but I kind of expected it – being in New York, going against Eli… they were just laughing. But it is what it is, I was having fun out there. I did the best I could. It was honestly just really fun.’
The former photographer claimed that he only had weeks of golf experience.
‘Honestly, it was really nerve-wracking… but it was such a cool experience – I couldn’t say no. It was amazing,’ he added.
Appearing unbothered by negative comments about himself and his family, he went on to say, ‘There’s always going to be people saying negative things, but I have a very supportive wife. Me and her, we just do our thing, we just keep our heads down and work. And we’re happy.’
Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz are reportedly estranged from the Beckham family
Beckham told the Daily Mail in response to reports about his family feud: ‘There’s always going to be people saying negative things but I have a very supportive wife. Me and her, we just do our thing, we just keep our heads down and work. And we’re happy’
His wife Nicola Peltz, 30, remained in Los Angeles to take care of their four dogs.
It’s been reported that she and Beckham are estranged from his parents and siblings. The couple renewed their vows over the summer in front of family members from Peltz’s side of the family.
Meanwhile, Beckham has not appeared at any of his family members’ birthday parties in recent months, including brother Romeo Beckham’s 23rd birthday celebration earlier this month – as confirmed by a source who spoke to the Daily Mail.
Beckham and Kukoč lost to Manning and Jost with the final score 7.5 to 3.5. Combined with the other three celebrity matches, the Europe team lost to the USA team with a final score of 25 to 19 points.
The other celebrities who took part in the match included Michael Strahan, Miranda Lambert, Kane Brown, Bobby Flay, Catherine Zeta Jones, Tom Felton, Pau Gasol, Noah Kahan, Oliver Phelps, John McEnroe, Teemu Selänne and Chef José Andrés.
