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McIlory excited to be playing in a 3rd Ryder Cup

───   08:45 Thu, 25 Sep 2014

McIlory excited to be playing in a 3rd Ryder Cup | News Article

World Number One Rory McIlroy is excited to be representing his continent for a third time this week at Gleneagles as he embraces his role as the pivot in the European team in the Ryder Cup.

McIlory, who is a self-confessed Manchester United football fan said getting a motivational talk from former United coach, Sir Alex Ferguson was certainly a highlight of his career.
 
"Look, not everyone in that room is a Manchester United fan, and they made that known. But very useful, because we got to ask some questions, just about different things and what he thought was the key element to being successful, and successful as a team," said McIlroy.
 
"Yeah, he's a very inspirational sort of man when he talks. He's got a lot of authority and the room just goes quiet and everyone listens. So as I said, it was a great experience for everyone, obviously, but especially for me being a big Manchester United fan," he added.
 
The Northern Irishman said the entire team are all looking forward to an exciting week at the Centenary Course in Perthshire.
 
"Yeah, it's great to be here. Great to be back at The Ryder Cup. You know, I've had two goes at it already, and two great experiences in Wales and obviously last time at Medinah with that come back and how everything unfolded on the Sunday," McIlroy said going into tomorrow's first round. 
 
"So excited to be here. It's been great to get back into the team room and just have fun with the guys and just catch up and we are all looking forward to a great week," the world number one added.
 
This evening, the Ryder Cup launches with the opening ceremony, while the first players will be teeing it up tomorrow morning at 8:30.
 
Morgan Piek / OFM News 

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