Rory McIlroy doesn’t think it’s feasible to be a successful playing captain at the Ryder Cup in the modern era, and it’s why he’s as intrigued as anyone to how the formation of the U.S. team will unfold.
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RoryMcIlroydoesn’tthinkit’sfeasibletobeasuccessfulplayingcaptainattheRyderCupinthemodernera,andit’swhyhe’sasintriguedasanyonetohowtheformationoftheU.S.teamwillunfold.
McIlroysaidWednesdayhe’salreadyturneddowntheopportunity“straightaway”toserveasafutureplayingcaptain–mostlikelyintwoyears’timeatAdareManorinIreland–becausehebelievedthedualresponsibilitieswouldbetoomuchtohandle.
“Thecommitmentsthatacaptainhastheweekof:theextramediathatthecaptainhastodo,theextrameetingsthatthecaptainshavetodowiththevicecaptains,withthePGAofAmerica,preparingyourspeechfortheopeningceremony–there’salotofthingsthatpeopledon’tseethatthecaptaindoestheweekoftheRyderCup,especiallynowthattheRyderCuphasbecomesobig,”McIlroysaid.“Ifyou’dhavesaidit20yearsago,I’dsay,yeah,itwasprobablypossibletodo.Buthowbigof
