"He's had to deal with it his whole life, whether it's playing against an American in New York or playing against Roger [Federer] or Rafa [Nadal]. He came and spoke to us a little bit about that stuff last time in Rome, so maybe [it's about] taking a leaf out of his book and channelling that energy the right way."
"And following a landmark year personally when he completed the career grand slam by winning the Masters, he is looking to surpass his own expectations. Obviously I'd love to win this week, I'd love to win next week at Wentworth [the BMW Championship], said McIlroy, who has signed up to captain a four-man team against the world No 1 Scottie Scheffler in the Golf Channel Games in December at Trump National Golf Club in Florida."
Rory McIlroy watched Novak Djokovic beat Taylor Fritz at the US Open and noted Djokovic's calm handling of a very pro-American crowd. Djokovic previously delivered a pep talk to the European Ryder Cup team before their Rome victory. McIlroy suggested the Europe team should emulate Djokovic's approach to channel hostile crowd energy and control reactions and emotions at Bethpage. Luke Donald's six captain's picks produced 11 players from the Rome-winning side, forming what McIlroy called the right 12. McIlroy completed the career grand slam by winning the Masters and aims to exceed his own expectations with upcoming events including Wentworth. He will captain a four-man team in the Golf Channel Games.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]