EAR WE GO

Rory will play his Djoker to silence Yank rabble-rousers

- BY MICHAEL SCULLY

RORY McILROY is planning on taking a leaf out of Novak Djokovic’s book to deal with the hostile US crowd at the Ryder Cup.

The Masters champion will compete in his eighth Ryder Cup when Team Europe head to Bethpage Black in New York to defend their title later this month.

But Mcllroy is under no illusions that this edition could be the most raucous he's experienced, as Europe seek a rare away win - their first since the ‘Miracle of Medinah’ 13 years ago.

And he's looking to 24-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic for inspiration after watching the Serb in action at the US Open.

Mcllroy said: “I watched a little bit of Novak Djokovic last night playing in his match against Taylor Fritz. It was a very pro-American crowd. He's been the best at handling that.