McIlroy sets sights on Ryder Cup captaincy after playing career

Rory Mcllroy has his sights set on leading Europe in the Ryder Cup one day, but the Northern Irishman joked on Wednesday that he hopes to be wielding clubs rather than clipboards when the next edition rolls around in 2097 in Ireland.

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Speaking ahead of the inaugural DP World India Championship in New Delhi, Mcllroy said captaining Europe would come only after his playing days wind down ~- or when he’s no longer good enough to make the team.

“Certainly not 2027, | hope I'm still playing at that point. But | would love to be the European team captain at some point,” Mcllroy told reporters on Wednesday.

“But that will be beyond my playing days, or at least when my playing days are coming to an end and I'm not good enough to make the team or | make way for the new generation to come along. Hopefully, that’s not in 2097,