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Rory McIlroy couldn’t resist a comment aimed at Tommy Fleetwood after the Ryder Cup(Image: Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/p>\nRory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood emerged victorious for Team Europe at the Ryder Cup, with the Northern Irishman unable to resist a joke about the latter’s recent success<\/p>\n
08:08, 29 Sep 2025Updated 08:22, 29 Sep 2025<\/p>\n
Rory McIlroy couldn’t resist a comment aimed at Tommy Fleetwood after the Ryder Cup(Image: Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Rory McIlroy couldn’t resist taking a playful swipe at Tommy Fleetwood <\/a>after his team-mate celebrated a Ryder Cup<\/a> win to go alongside his Tour Championship <\/a>victory. A month before McIlroy<\/a>, Fleetwood and the rest of Team Europe<\/a> achieved Ryder Cup success at Bethpage Black<\/a>, Fleetwood had celebrated winning the final FedExCup playoff event in Georgia.<\/p>\n Not only did the Merseyside golfer secure his first PGA Tour triumph, he also banked the eye-watering \u00a38million prize money<\/a>. And, when speaking to reporters after their Ryder Cup triumph, McIlroy made a joke about Fleetwood’s lucrative weekend in New York.<\/p>\n It came during the same press conference where McIlroy delivered a passionate response regarding his wife Erica Stoll’s harrowing Ryder Cup experience<\/a>. When asked how it felt to stick it to the rowdy fans in New York having put a shot two feet from the hole, McIlroy bluntly said (via the Mirror US<\/a>): “Very f***ing satisfying.”<\/p>\n Fleetwood, his playing partner who had to finish the hole, then added: “It wasn’t stiff. It wasn’t stiff. I had to putt it.” That sparked laughter from his team-mates.<\/p>\n When he was asked what he saw, he replied: “Right centre. Pushed it in the right centre.” After hearing that response, McIlroy delivered his swift retort: “Too busy counting all that money from the FedEx Cup.”<\/p>\n READ MORE: Rory McIlroy’s three-word comment to Erica Stoll caught on camera after she was made to cry<\/a>READ MORE: Tearful Rory McIlroy shows true colours with emotional message after winning Ryder Cup<\/a><\/p>\n Despite teasing Fleetwood about his recent success, McIlroy heaped praise on captain Luke Donald and his team-mates for responding to Team USA’s valiant final-day comeback.<\/p>\n “We got so lucky in getting an incredible leader in Luke Donald. He shepherded us through this process and he\u2019s been absolutely amazing. A lot of the credit has to go to him,” he said.<\/p>\n \u201cEleven of the twelve players from Rome came back, we did what we needed to do \u2014 and we are going to celebrate like there\u2019s no tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: “I\u2019m extremely proud to be a part of this team. I\u2019m extremely proud of every single one of the players, the VCs, the captain, all the backroom support staff.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was an unbelievable collective effort, and as soon as we won in Rome, we turned our attention to trying to do something that everyone thought was impossible to do. Not just winning in America, but winning here in New York. It\u2019s been an amazing week.\u201d<\/p>\n And while McIlroy wasn’t there to celebrate with Fleetwood in Georgia, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the 34-year-old in New York alongside the rest of Team Europe helped ease a tough week.<\/p>\n Particularly, the 36-year-old explained how being part of the Ryder Cup transcends any individual achievement; it represents a united mission to bring glory to the game.<\/p>\n He said: “Yeah, it’s been a really tough week. It’s been really tough. I felt I didn’t have much today. I didn’t feel I put up that much of a fight against Scottie. He wasn’t at his best either. If we were at our best, the level of golf<\/a> would have been better.”<\/p>\n “When you win a Ryder Cup, it isn’t about you. It’s about the team, and we did enough to get the job done,” he concluded.<\/p>\n Watch the Ryder Cup with discounted Sky Sports package<\/p>\n This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more<\/a> \u00a349<\/p>\n \u00a335<\/p>\n Sky<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_TOUR-Championship-2025-Final-Round.jpg\")
Fleetwood recently won The Tour Championship(Image: Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Rory](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Ryder-Cup-2025-Saturday-Morning-Foursomes.jpg\")
Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood helped Team Europe retain the Ryder Cup(Image: Ben Jared, PGA TOURvia Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Content](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752754815_749_0_Sky-Factbox.jpg\")
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