THE RYDER CUP

September 23, 2021

Rory McIlroy

Whistling Straits

Quick Quotes

Q. How excited are you to be together again?

RORY McILROY: Really excited. Yeah, it's almost been a decade that Poults and I have been playing in this thing, all the way back to 2012. Yeah, we've put points on the board for Europe which is really important but we've also had a lot of fun doing it. So we are going to go out there this week and enjoy ourselves and play our absolute hearts out and try to put points on the board for our team.

Q. Ian, 28 in total for yourself and Rory. How much does experience count going out Friday morning?

IAN POULTER: It counts a lot. We have played some great golf together through the years and this is going to be another special match. To be here, great course, it's going to be windy. It's going to be a good test, and as you said, it's about putting points on the board. We have done that a lot for Team Europe and we're going to do it again.

Q. Playing rookies Cantlay and Schauffele, how much will that experience count against those guys?

RORY McILROY: Yeah, they are rookies, but they are not rookies. I think they are very experienced players. Patrick has had a hell of a year and Xander is a great player. Probably doesn't quite compare to what a Ryder Cup is, so they will feel a little different on the first tee tomorrow. They are great players and it's going to be a great match. Poults and I just need to go out there and play our game and if we do that, we'll put some points on the board.