Overview
- Rory McIlroy urged his European teammates to study Novak Djokovic’s crowd management, citing the Serb’s partisan US Open quarter-final against Taylor Fritz this week as a fresh example.
- McIlroy noted that Djokovic previously spoke to Team Europe in Rome in 2023 about channeling energy from hostile audiences and controlling emotional responses.
- European captain Luke Donald finalized six captain’s picks, resulting in 11 of the 12 Rome winners returning for the 2025 Ryder Cup in New York.
- U.S. captain Keegan Bradley said the PGA of America will remove spectators for inappropriate behavior at Bethpage Black, with monitoring in place for each group.
- Europe targets its first Ryder Cup victory on U.S. soil since 2012, with McIlroy speaking at the Irish Open as preparations continue for the Sept. 26–28 matches.