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Sergio Garcia's wife wants 'embarrassing' U.S. fans to be nice at Ryder Cup

Sergio Garcia's wife wants U.S. fans to be nice.

Ahead of this week's Ryder Cup, Angela Akins Garcia made the plea in an interview with CNN while chiding past U.S. fan behavior as "embarrassing."

Akins Garcia, who is American, recounted a less-than-cordial fan encounter she experienced during the 2016 Ryder Cup held at Minnesota's Hazletine Golf Club. She told CNN that fans said "horrible things" to members of the European team.

"I understand cheering for your team but let's leave the insults out," she said. "I said to them: 'I'm here supporting the European team, I'm an American, and you're embarrassing me.