Rory McIlroy said he was 'the angriest I have ever been in my career' after his altercation on day two of the Ryder Cup. But he was able to refocus and led Europe to a dominant victory in Rome.
abc.net.au/news/europe-beats-usa-in-ryder-cup-rory-mcilroy-argument-fuel-fire/102923142Rory McIlroy was still running hot after his parking-lot outburst at the Ryder Cup on Saturday night as he made his way to Marco Simone the following morning to help Europe regain the golden trophy.Rory McIlroy scored a competition-high four points for Europe in the victoryHe'd already addressed the issue with European captain Luke Donald. He'd already spoken to his wife, too.
McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland — the guys ranked numbers 2-4 in the world — lived up to their billing as Europe's key players in Rome, collecting a combined 10 ½ points.But this felt like McIlroy's Ryder Cup. If it wasn't for Patrick Cantlay's heroics on the final three holes in the fading light late Saturday, McIlroy would have become only the second Team Europe player — after Francesco Molinari in 2018 — to go 5-0 in one edition of the Ryder Cup.
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