McIlroy famously called the Ryder Cup an "exhibition" in 2009 but has since conceded he was "naive" to think that of what he now calls the "purest competition in golf"
"Bring on Bethpage!"
That was the rallying cry from Rory McIlroy in the immediate aftermath of Europe's 16½-11½ Ryder Cup victory over the United States in 2023.
Perhaps the celebratory champagne had gone straight to his head, but the Northern Irishman was on a roll.
"One of the big accomplishments in golf right now is winning an away Ryder Cup. And that's what we're going to do at Bethpage," he triumphantly stated.
