Europe are gearing up for the infamously unforgiving New York fans at Bethpage Black
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RoryMcIlroysaysTeamEuropehaveturnedtovirtualrealitytotryandpreparefortheabusetheyanticipatefromtheNewYorkcrowdastheybidtoendthedroughtforanawayRyderCupwin.
Noteamhaswonthetitleonforeignsoilsince2012,anachievementEuropemanagedatMedinahCountryClubinIllinois.
ButastheytaketoBethpageBlackwithgloryinmind,they’llhavetoshutouttheinfamouslyunforgivingsportsfansofNewYork,whichhasledEuropecaptainLukeDonaldtogoaheadwithanewtrainingmethodsohisteamcanadequatelyprepareforthenoise.
“Itistosimulatethesightsandsounds,”saidRoryMcIlroy,whowascompetingatWentworthonSundayintheBMWPGAChampionship.
“That’sthestuffthatwearegoingtohavetodealwith.It’sbettertotrytodesensitiseyourselfasmuchaspossiblebeforeyougetinthere.”
McIlroydidnotrevealwhatmessagestheplayershadbeenexposedto,saying“youdon’twanttoknow”,butadmittedhegavefreereinforthesimulatorstogoasheinousastheypleasedwiththeinsults.
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