There is a good reason why professional golfers stay in the moment, not wishing to look back too far nor to allow their minds to wander into the future.
Yet, as a soaked Rory McIlroy, his shirt sapped not from rain but from sprayed champagne, stood against a rail at Bethpage on Sunday evening and talked the talk whilst his European team-mates continued their celebrations on the putting green (which had become an unofficial party central), the world number two couldn’t help but mention the next edition of the match at Adare Manor in Co Limerick two years out.
“This is six [wins out] of eight. I would love to be a part of the team [in 2027] and make it seven for nine,” admitted McIlroy of a Ryder Cup career th
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