The next player out needs no introduction, of course. Rory McIlroy won the Masters this year to complete a career Grand Slam, and has otherwise won the Irish Open this season.
The 36-year-old is currently ranked second in the PGA rankings, and this’ll be his EIGHTH Ryder Cup.
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Chris Wilson25 September 2025 13:49
Fitzpatrick: ‘To be part of something bigger than yourself is eye-opening’
“I believed in myself, the form I’d shown from May. I wasn’t necessarily thinking i was guaranteed a spot, but I felt I thoroughly deserved to be in the conversation,” Fitzpatrick says on his place in the team.
There’s yet another question on “what Rory means to the team”, which has to be irritating the European players now!
“He gets everyone else going around him,” is the positive that Fitzpatrick points out.
On his 1-7-0 record in the tournament, he adds: “2016 I wasn’t ready for that one, I’ll admit. I can throw that one out the window a little bit.
“2021 I felt like I deserved more than what I got out of that one, Rome was probably the same thing. It’s frustrating, but all I can do is keep qualifying and giving myself an opportunity to improve the record.”
“To be part of something bigger than yourself is eye-opening. To hopefully have success in it – or even failure – is what makes it such a special week,” he adds before finishing.
Chris Wilson25 September 2025 13:49
Fitzpatrick: ‘You’ve got to buy into it’
“Everyone gets involved, I think that’s the best thing about it. We’re all trying to achieve the same thing, and I feel like we have a lot of fun doing it as well,” says Fitzpatrick on the European side.
“It’s that kind of week where special things happen, both good and bad. That adds to the atmosphere, to the whole experience. I feel like it’s such an incredible event to be a part of.
“For me, you’ve got to buy into it,” he says on the heckling and the crowds.
“Again, it’s what makes this event so fun, so special, it’s the fans. They make this event. It’s a great opportunity for us.”
Chris Wilson25 September 2025 13:43
After a bit of a delay, Fitzpatrick has sat down ahead of his fourth Ryder Cup.
“Being with Team Europe” is his answer to what he looks forward to most ahead of the tournament.
Chris Wilson25 September 2025 13:39
We’ll see Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick third up. The 31-year-old is currently ranked 29th, but enters the tournament having finished in the top eight at the PGA Championship and The Open this year.
His career-defining moment came when he won the US Open in 2022.
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Chris Wilson25 September 2025 13:27
MacIntyre: ‘We’re on one mission’
“I think I learned i can compete at the top level of golf,” says the Scot regarding his first Ryder Cup appearance last time out.
“There are little things I feel I can improve. I think the last two seasons on the PGA Tour have helped me massively. Let the fun begin!” he adds.
He brushes off a question regarding Trump’s attendance, calling him “just another spectator” as he evades an in-depth answer.
Chris Wilson25 September 2025 13:26
McIlroy ‘potentially the greatest European golfer of all time’
“Egos go out the window when you enter that European team room,” says MacIntyre. “It feels like we’ve got a better bond”.
“He’s potentially the greatest European golfer of all time,” he says on Rory McIlroy.
“I just play golf, the crowd is here to watch at the end of the day. I must say at the opening ceremony there were a lot of European fans!
“It is what it is, if we do our jobs well we’ll be happy. We can’t control them, I can control me. We can control what happens in our group,” he says, before adding that it’s “part of the game”.
Chris Wilson25 September 2025 13:24
Hovland: ‘I think aggressiveness is probably going to be a good strategy’
“He’s a great player and he’s had an amazing year this year,” says Hovland on a potential partnership with Bob MacIntyre. Nevertheless, he doesn’t want to give too much away.
“I think aggressiveness is probably going to be a good strategy. Play like you’re going to birdie every hole,” he adds on the technique for this week.
“Rome had a lot of holes you could easily win by par, I don’t think that’s going to be the case this week”.
Chris Wilson25 September 2025 13:17
Hovland: ‘You’ve got to stick to your game’
“There’ll be some comments here and there, they won’t come close to the thoughts I have in my own head!” says Hovland on the potential for the crowd to jeer European players.
“I’ll try and make a few birdies, that seems to do the trick,” he adds.
When asked about McIlroy’s influence on the team, he says: “How long we got? He’s a great player, very skilled, experienced, but he carries a lot of weight in the team room. He brings out the best of everyone in there.”
Chris Wilson25 September 2025 13:13
Bob MacIntyre to come after Holland
After Hovland, Robert MacIntyre is up next. The Scot is currently ranked ninth in the PGA rankings.
He finished second at the US Open this season, and has two tour wins to his name.
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Chris Wilson25 September 2025 13:05