Days After His Nasty Altercation With Tiger Woods’ Ex-Caddie, Famous Analyst Makes An Astonishing Bold Confession

It was a wild voyage for Rory McIlroy to win the coveted Ryder Cup trophy. When the USA won the Cup the last time, he was in Whistling Straits in tears, blaming himself for having let his European team down. This time, the prestigious event is about redemption rather than retaliation, in his own words.

And to give himself and his team an upper hand, McIlroy proved to be the hard guy on the course. He was given the nickname ‘Rocky McIlroy’ after a run-in with Patrick Cantlay‘s caddie on the course and in the parking lot. Additionally, as he was playing on Roman turf, McIlroy was also inspired by one of its rulers.

Rory McIlroy’s lessons from a Roman emperor

On day two of the holy event, McIlroy was involved in a nasty altercation with Tiger Woods‘ ex-caddie, Joe LaCava, when the caddie celebrated Cantlay’s putt in the last match of the four-ball sessions. Obviously, when someone gets into a sour situation, the moments still linger in their minds afterwards as well.

The next day, McIlroy was still blazing hot. But he looked to Marcus Aurelius, the once-Roman emperor, for guidance in order to remain composed when playing on the Roman greens. Sounds interesting, right? However, what spurred his inspiration?

Natalie Haynes, a well-known analyst, provided the potential reasons. She shared a snippet of her interview with BBC Radio 4 Today and said, ”Holding your nerve is important in long, drawn-out tournaments; presumably, you have to be calm. And Marcus Aurelius is the advocate for that. He tells you to stay in the moment and not dwell in the past. It has to be a huge thing for any sportsperson. They can’t afford to be thinking that the last time I came here, I did this or went wrong. You have to be in this exact moment.”

McIlroy’s inspiration was effective because he defeated Sam Burns by a score of 3-and-1 in the singles matches. The win took his record to four points, the highest he ever scored in a single Ryder Cup. For him, the victory held a lot of meaning.

Victory means a lot to Rory McIlroy

As stated above, after the defeat in the last Ryder Cup, McIlroy took the brunt of it himself. As one of the senior players in the European squad, McIlroy was determined to give it his all to be the winner.

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He was in tears after defeating Burns. The Irishman cried and stated, “Ever since Whistling Straits, I was so disappointed with my performance there. To come here to Rome and get 4 points for the team. It means a lot to me.” 

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