Luke Donald<\/a>, who led Europe in the past two matches.<\/p>\n“But,” he added, “I’d say not until the mid-2030s, hopefully, if I can keep playing well.”<\/p>\n
McIlroy was on the end of a barrage of abuse from American spectators at Bethpage Black and occasionally gave it back to them in a febrile atmosphere that ended up being the subplot of the week.<\/p>\n
He thinks that’s a shame, especially since Europe went on to become the first team to win an away Ryder Cup since 2012.<\/p>\n
“Just over the last two weeks, being able to watch the highlights and just see, especially those first two days, in the foursomes and the four-balls how good [the] European team were,” McIlroy said. “The Americans would hit it close; we hit it closer. The Americans hole a putt, and we hole a putt on top [and] it happened every single time.<\/p>\n
“The unfortunate thing is people aren’t remembering that and they are remembering the week for the wrong reason. I would like to shift the narrative and focus on how good the European team were and how proud I was to be part of that team to win an away Ryder Cup.”<\/p>\n
McIlroy said he has been keen to play in India for some time as he seeks to make his schedule “more international.” In November, he will play in Abu Dhabi and at the European tour’s season-closing tournament in Dubai and then at the Australian Open in December.<\/p>\n
“I think over the last few years, I’ve enjoyed it even more. I’ve enjoyed the travel,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed getting to play in front of people that I’ve never played in front of before.”<\/p>\n
As a self-confessed cricket “sicko,” McIlroy said he was disappointed he wouldn’t be able to squeeze in attending a match in India’s favorite sport during his trip.<\/p>\n
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