{"id":292858,"date":"2023-10-02T21:51:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=292858"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:51:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:51:26","slug":"absence-of-liv-rebels-allowed-europe-to-flourish-insists-mcilroy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/golf\/absence-of-liv-rebels-allowed-europe-to-flourish-insists-mcilroy\/","title":{"rendered":"Absence of LIV rebels allowed Europe to &apos;flourish&apos;, insists McIlroy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Absence of LIV rebels allowed Europe to &#8216;flourish&#8217; at the Ryder Cup, insists Rory McIlroy&#8230; as the world No 2 hails a &#8216;new era&#8217; following impressive victory over US<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland had to step up in place of cup legends<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0The trio contributed 10.5 of Europe\u2019s 16.5-point total against the US in Rome<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rory McIlroy\u00a0believes the absence of LIV rebels in the European side allowed him to \u2018flourish\u2019 during the Ryder Cup win over the US.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy top-scored in Rome with four points as Luke Donald\u2019s team moved on from the era of Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter by reclaiming the trophy. In the place of those Cup legends, McIlroy admitted Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and himself felt emboldened to step up. Between them, they contributed 10.5 of Europe\u2019s 16.5-point total.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u2018They\u2019ve had unbelievable Ryder Cup careers and they\u2019ve made their choices. No one can take away the impact that they\u2019ve had for Europe over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But this week, not having those big personalities in the team room let other guys have that chance to flourish, to shine: Viktor, Jon, myself. There wasn\u2019t a ton of space taken up in that room by some of the other big personalities. We\u2019re a young team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We can all grow together. I could potentially be the oldest person on the team next time. It\u2019s a new era. And it\u2019s a pretty good one.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/21\/76088057-0-image-a-111_1696280036044.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland had to step up in place of Ryder Cup legends<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/21\/76087967-0-image-m-109_1696279935337.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/21\/76087965-0-image-a-110_1696279950202.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Luke Donald\u2019s team moved on from era of Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter by lifting the trophy<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy\u2019s view was shared by Shane Lowry. Speaking the morning after celebrations that ran beyond 4am at their team base in Rome, Lowry said: \u2018Not having those guys gave certain guys the opportunity to be something different in the team room. That made a difference. We had three of the top four players this week. If those big Ryder Cup legends were in the team, maybe Jon, Rory and Viktor wouldn\u2019t have been what they were this week.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Donald has left the door open to staying on as Europe\u2019s Ryder Cup captain \u2014and the job would be his if he wants it. Donald was serenaded with chants of \u2018two more years\u2019 by his players after the win. The appetite is shared by the senior hierarchy of European golf.<\/p>\n<p>Europe has not had a repeat leader since Bernard Gallacher between 1991 and 1995, but given the rave reviews for Donald, and the challenge of retaining the Cup in fiery New York in 2025, where Tiger Woods is tipped to captain the US, Donald is a natural choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ll obviously consider it,\u2019 said Donald. \u2018I want to enjoy right now. It\u2019s not an easy job. It took a lot of time and effort. I could walk away, we won and that\u2019s my legacy. But to win in America is special. It\u2019s an extra feather in the cap if you can win away.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Donald also said he was opposed to players being paid to compete in the Cup. \u2018I\u2019m against it. This is the purest form of our sport,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s not about that. It\u2019s about what true sport means. The reward is being together, sharing that journey, making history.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It was around 4am when Donald got to bed yesterday morning. \u2018Head doesn\u2019t feel great,\u2019 he told a few of us at the hill-top hotel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/22\/76069939-12586223-Luke_Donald_s_middle_men_clinched_a_16_5_11_5_victory_against_Za-a-2_1696281388169.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Luke Donald&#8217;s (middle) men clinched a 16.5-11.5 victory against Zach Johnson&#8217;s side on Monday<\/p>\n<p>The party was in the hotel\u2019s vast function area where Europe\u2019s team headed a little after 9pm. Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood were wearing Ryder Cup pyjamas and the trophy was filled and passed around. Champagne, mostly, occasionally beer. Most of the Americans joined them, though Patrick Cantlay nipped away early because he was getting married yesterday. Hatton was the last man standing.<\/p>\n<p>Come the morning, McIlroy\u2019s voice had almost gone. \u2018Everyone saw videos of the sing-song we were having on the bus,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s just so nice. It\u2019s these mornings that are the hardest. You\u2019re having to say goodbye to people, you\u2019re not going to see them in a while. It\u2019s only a week, but they feel like family in a way. So we\u2019re already making plans to catch up in Dubai in a few weeks\u2019 time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lowry added: \u2018The bus was the best part. Bobby Mac (MacIntyre) was on fire. It is amazing to be around friends and enjoy it with them. I feel like this week, this tournament, it is why I do my job.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Donald\u2019s approach extended to \u2018dad jokes\u2019 being left on the pillows of his players each night. McIlroy shared one: \u2018It goes, \u201cIf you\u2019re an American in the living room, what are you in the bathroom? European\u201d. That\u2019s a proper dad joke.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-12586223\/Absence-LIV-rebels-allowed-Europe-flourish-Ryder-Cup-insists-Rory-McIlroy-world-No-2-hails-new-era-following-impressive-victory-US.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Absence of LIV rebels allowed Europe to &#8216;flourish&#8217; at the Ryder Cup, insists Rory McIlroy&#8230; as the world No 2 hails a &#8216;new era&#8217; following impressive victory over US \u00a0Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland had to step up in place of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Absence of LIV rebels allowed Europe to &amp;apos;flourish&amp;apos;, insists McIlroy - Sports-Life-News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/golf\/absence-of-liv-rebels-allowed-europe-to-flourish-insists-mcilroy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Absence of LIV rebels allowed Europe to &amp;apos;flourish&amp;apos;, insists McIlroy - Sports-Life-News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Absence of LIV rebels allowed Europe to &#8216;flourish&#8217; 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