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Rory McIlroy once called the Ryder Cup an exhibition. He knows better now
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Europe's Rory Mcilroy reacts to his tee shot on the 10th during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The Ryder Cup starts Sept. 29, at the Marco Simone Golf Club. - photo by AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Rory McIlroy was willing to read his words about the Ryder Cup before happily eating them. He qualified for his first team in 2010, when he was a 21-year-old known as “Boy Wonder” with curly locks that spilled out from under his cap and already painted as Europe's rising star. He referred to the Ryder Cup as an exhibition, nothing for him to get excited about.