McIlroy backs Team Europe to achieve something 'very special' at the Ryder Cup

Rory McIlroy says he loves how Team Europe has been assembled by Luke Donald for the Ryder Cup

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00:00I've said this repeatedly, but I think winning an away Ryder Cup is, you know, it's up there with

00:05one of the biggest achievements in the game, especially nowadays. You know, there's a reason

00:12that every Ryder Cup for the last 10 years has went to the home team, you know, that the home

00:16team do have a big advantage from the setup of the golf course to the, you know, to how partisan

00:22the crowd is. So, yeah, I mean, I think the Europeans have a wonderful opportunity this year

00:29to achieve something very, very special, but it's also going to be very difficult. Make

00:36no mistake, we know we're up against it and we know we've got a tall task on our hands,

00:40but, you know, I love the team that Luke has assembled. You know, this is going to be my

00:47eighth Ryder Cup. I'm the most experienced player at the Ryder Cup. So, yeah, I've enjoyed

00:54that sort of more senior leadership role on the team for the last few of them. And

00:58yeah, I'm, you know, I'm very excited for it.