Rory McIlroy promised to only speak about Team Europe in the final press conference before the 2025 Ryder Cup.
A lot of the build-up to the showpiece golfing event has focused on McIlroy‘s rivalry with American star Bryson DeChambeau.
DeChambeau and McIlroy are now rivalsGettyThe pair have exchanged a few barbs in the press in the last few months, with Europe vs USA Ryder Cup fever adding extra spice to their rivalry.
But the Northern Irishman has insisted he is fully focused on the job in hand – getting points on the board in blue.
Team Europe arrive in the United States looking to defend the title they brilliantly claimed in 2023 in Rome.
However, they haven’t won on American soil since 2012, and captain Luke Donald wants no more distractions outside of the actual tournament.
And ahead of the first day of the tournament on Friday, McIlroy refused to speak about DeChambeau after making a vow to his team skipper.
He said: “I promised Luke I would only talk about the European team today and I’m going to stick to that.
“I think it’s so easy to play into the narratives and get swept up in the rivalries and the Ryder Cup and whatever it is.
“All I want to do is put blue points on the board, I don’t care who it’s against.
“If it’s against Bryson at some point, that’s great. I think that’s wonderful for the championship and wonderful for us as well in some ways.
“I just want to go out there and blue points on the board and do what I can for the European team.”
McIlroy has enjoyed some stunning success at the Ryder CupGettyMcIlroy then went on to praise the United States and hailed it as the best country in the world.
The Masters champion is hugely popular in the USA, but that might not be the case this weekend.
“It’s the land of opportunity and I still believe it’s the best country in the world,” said McIlroy. “If you come here and work hard and dedicate yourself, you can be or do whatever you want.
“I am unbelievably grateful and lucky that I got to come to America early on. I think success is celebrated here. I think there’s a wonderful sense of work ethic. And yeah, I live here.
“My wife is American. My daughter is American. I have a lot of affinity towards this country, and I think everyone that lives here should have that same affinity because it is, it’s a wonderful — it is a wonderful place.”
But McIlroy will be out to do something that very few Team Europe representatives have done, which is win on US soil.
McIlroy and DeChambeau’s rivalry
McIlroy and DeChambeau have been at each other since the 2024 US Open.
McIlroy had looked to be nailed on to win with just a few holes left in the final round.
But in the final four holes, he recorded three bogeys, including a missed putt from two yards.
This handed DeChambeau the chance to claim the win with McIlroy watching on, and the American nailed the par putt to crush the Northern Irishman.
That led to some frostiness at The Masters earlier this year, with DeChambeau saying that the pair barely spoke at Augusta.
And at the premiere of Happy Gilmore 2, DeChambeau indicated he would be in McIlroy’s ear, he said: “I’ll be chirping in [McIlroy’s] ear this time. Now, if we go up against each other, I mean, you can be sure of it.”
DeChambeau will take part in his third Ryder CupBut in his latest interview, the American aimed to diffuse the situation.
He said: “There’s a rivalry between every one of us golfers.
“Is it heightened with Rory? Sure. You can make it that way. But look, anytime we go out in the arena, we’re trying to be the best we can possibly be.
“If it helps the game of golf out too then great, so be it.”
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