The seven-time Ryder Cupper for Europe said 'it's one or the other' when it comes to being a player or a captain.
Rory McIlroy has dismissed the idea of him potentially being a playing captain at the 2027 Ryder Cup in Ireland, an idea that he says was broached but quickly put to rest.in his first round since his heartbreaking second-place finish to Bryson DeChambeau at the U.S. Open last month, was asked the question in the context of
“I’ve contemplated it for Adare and no, there's too much work that goes into it,” McIlroy told reporters following his round at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, without saying how the subject was broached. “I've seen what Luke went through preparing for Rome—there's no way you can be as good a captain as you need to be and be a playing captain as well.”
“I think disbelief,” McIlroy said of his initial reaction. “I think Keegan was probably in disbelief, at some point, too, but certainly an interesting pick. The youngest captain since Arnold Palmer I think was a playing captain at 34 . But he knows Bethpage very well. He went to university in the area . He's obviously very passionate about the Ryder Cup.”
That would have set up a nice storyline with McIlroy taking on the captaincy as a player. Woods was a victorious player-captain for the United States at the 2019 Presidents Cup.
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