Winning Ryder Cup on American soil will be 'very difficult' - McIlroy - video Dailymotion

Rory McIlroy is 'under no illusion' as to how difficult it will be to retain the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

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00:00History would tell you it's very difficult.

00:05There's a reason that in the last decade each Ryder Cup has went to the home team.

00:11We know how difficult it's going to be.

00:13We're under knowledge.

00:15I have complete confidence in Luke and his vice-captains and the team that they've put together.

00:22And I keep saying this, we have a massive opportunity to do something that not a lot of Ryder Cup teams say that they've done.

00:32I've been lucky enough to be part of one Ryder Cup team that won away.

00:36We've got a lot of people within that team, whether they're myself and Justin Rose that are playing.

00:42But then obviously you've got Francesco and Luke on a vice-captain side that were there, that played.

00:55So we have experience in knowing what it takes.

01:00But I think we all know it's going to be very, very difficult.

01:03And I don't want to speak on behalf of everyone that's on the team, but I would assume we're all very, very excited for that opportunity.