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Team Europe member Rory McIlroy speaks in a press conference prior to the 44th Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome. Picture: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.

McIlroy says LIV Golf trio will 'miss us more than we miss them'

Bob MacIntyre of Team Europe speaks in a press conference ahead of the 44th Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome. Picture: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.

MacIntyre set to be inspired by European legends Seve and Monty

European captain Luke Donald greets Shane Lowry on the first tee on the first official practice day for the 44th Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome. Picture: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images.

Ryder Cup: Europeans 'shedding a few tears' over motivational messages

US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson speaks to the media during a joint press conference at Marco Simone Golf Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Gentle jousting rather than gladiators battle in first captains Ryder Cup chat

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland were paired in the same group for the opening two rounds of last week's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth and also had Ludvig Aberg for company. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

McIlroy says Europeans know potential pairings for opening Ryder Cup session

Adrian Meronk smiles on the 18th green during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club. Picture: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.

'Motivated' Meronk chasing Wentworth win after Ryder Cup snub

Ludvig Aberg shakes hands with Rory McIlroy on the 18th green at the end of their opening round in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club. Picture: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images.

Aberg creating most fuss around Swede since Abba's arrival in 1974

Bob MacIntyre of Scotland looks across the range prior to the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club. Picture: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.

MacIntyre's bed request for Rome is granted by Ryder Cup chiefs

Defending champion Shane Lowryspeaks in a press conference prior to the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Picture: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.

Lowry happy to 'shut up' Ryder Cup snipers as Rome rough deemed 'brutal'

Bob MacIntyre in action during the 2019 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, where he is returning next week as a Ryder Cup team member. Picture: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images.

MacIntyre aiming to both 'pick brains' and 'beat brains out' at Wentworth

Bob MacIntyre gazes at the Ryder Cup trophy during the pro-am prior to the BMW International Open at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried in June 21. Picture: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images.

MacIntyre reveals self-imposed shinty ban for Ryder Cup

Adrian Meronk, pictured being congratulated by his Scottish caddie Stuart Beck, will not be returning to the scene of his DS Automobiles Italian Open win earlier in the year after missing out on a captain's pick for the 44th Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome. Picture: Naomi Baker/Getty Images.

Adrian Meronk missing something to be overlooked for Ryder Cup but what was it?

Ludvig Aberg shakes hands with Edoardo Molinari, one of Luke Donald's Ryder Cup vice captains, after they played tohether in the opening two rounds of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club in January. Picture: Luke Walker/Getty Images.

Donald had eye on Aberg for Ryder Cup when he was still in amateur ranks

Luke Donald shakes hands with Bob MacIntyre after they played together in the opening two rounds of last year's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

European captain Donald 'excited' to have MacIntyre on his Ryder Cup team

Luke Donald poses with the Ryder Cup during the Ryder Cup 2023 Year to Go Media Event lasy October. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Aberg and Hojgaard among Luke Donald's six Ryder Cup picks

Bob MacIntyre , pictured after comong close to winning the Genesis Scottish Open in July, has secured an automatic Ryder Cup spot in Rome. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

MacIntyre secures automatic Ryder Cup spot after fortnight of 'hell'

Needing a par to make the cut, Bob MacIntyre tees off at the 18th hole during day two of the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Picture: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images.

MacIntyre and Fitzpatrick on course to secure final automatic Ryder Cup spots

Yannik Paul walks on the 12th hole during day one of the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Picture: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images.

Paul turns up heat on Ryder Cup rival MacIntyre in Switzerland

Helped by his second-place finish behind Rory McIlroy in the Genesis Scottish Open, Bob MacIntyre is in pole position to secure an automatic Ryder Cup spot heading into this week's final qualifyng event. Picture: Octavio Passos/Getty Images.

Where players need to finish to deny MacIntyre automatic Ryder Cup spot

Bob MacIntyre strenghted his position in one of the automatic spots for the Ryder Cup by bouncing back from a quadruple-bogey 7 in the second round of the D+D Real Czech Masters at Albatross Golf Resort in Prague. Picture: Octavio Passos/Getty Images.

MacIntyre has ticked every Ryder Cup box - and latest one was big

Ryder Cup contender Bob MacIntyre shakes hands with 2021 European captain Padraig Harrington after they played together in the final round of the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool on Sunday. Picture: Tom Russo/The Scotsman.

MacIntyre aims to stay 'healthy' as Ryder Cup cut-off looms on horizon

Bob MacIntyre watches on as Rickie Fowler gestures after teeing off on the 18th hole on day three of The 151st Open. Picture: Luke Walker/Getty Images for HSBC.

Fowler hoping for Ryder Cup reunion with MacIntyre in Rome

A smiling Bob MacIntyre waits on the fifth tee with caddie Greg Milne during a practice round prior to The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool. Picture: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images.

MacIntyre on his Open shopping 'carnage' with mum on Merseyside

Jon Rahm and Bob MacIntyre of Scotland shake hands after playing in the DP World Tour Championship last November. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Jon Rahm: Bob MacIntyre should definitely be candidate for Ryder Cup

Shane Lowry congratulates Great Britain & Ireland team-mate Bob Macintyre during the inaugural Hero Cup at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in January. Picture: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images.

Lowry would 'happily' take on Americans in Ryder Cup alongside MacIntyre

Bob MacIntyre celebrates with his caddie Greg Milne after finshing with a birdie to claim second spot in the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

MacIntyre moves into automatic Ryder Cup spot after Scottish Open

Grant Forrest, who lives in East Lothian and is attached to The Renaissance Club, has secured a spot in the Genesis Scottish Open. Picture: Yoshimasa Nakano/Getty Images.

Forrest and Aberg secure Genesis Scottish Open spots

Yannik Paul in action during day one of the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo 2023 at The Belfry. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Ryder Cup contender Paul makes remarkable recovery to tee up in British Masters

Adrian Meronk plays his second shot on the 14th hole during day two of the BMW International Open at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried in Germany. Picture: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images.

Meronk and Siem tee up chance of Ryder Cup boost in Munich

European captain Luke Donald speaks at a press conference in Munich to mark 100 days to go to the Ryder Cup in Rome. Picture: Stefan Heigl

'Nothing has changed' says Donald of Ryder Cup after golf's shock merger

Home player Yannik Paul, left, and defending champion Haotong Li share a laugh with football legends Gareth Bale and Thomas Muller at Golfclub Munchen in the build up to
the BMW International Open. Picture: Stefan Heigl

Paul aiming to cement Ryder Cup qualifying spot in BMW International Open

Bob MacIntyrein action during a practice round prior to the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Picture: Andy Lyons/Getty Images.

MacIntyre brands Oak Hill as 'absolute monster' for PGA Championship test

Adrian Meronk celebrates with his caddie, Eskbank man Stuart Beck, after the Pole's win in the DS Automobiles Italian Open at Marco Simone Golf Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Pole Meronk boost bid to make Ryder Cup history with Italian Open win

Luke Donald, who was one of Europe's vice-captains, pictured with Lee Westwood, Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia during the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. Picture: Warren Little/Getty Images.

Garcia is odd man out as 16 out of 17 players pay DP World Tour fines

Defending champion Bob MacIntyre listens to a question in a press conference ahead of the DS Automobiles Italian Open at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

MacIntyre determined not to 'worry' about making Ryder Cup debut in Rome

The Sports Arbitration panel found that DP World Tour Keith Pelley “acted entirely reasonably in refusing releases”. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

LIV Golf players committed 'serious breaches', says ruling on sanctions

Thorbjorn Olesen poses with the Thailand Classic Trophy after storming to a four-shot success at Amata Spring Country Club. Picture: Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images.

Olesen helps soften Pieters' Ryder Cup blow for Luke Donald

Paul O'Hara impressed his local caddie, Gabriel Arcoleo, with how he played on his PGA Tour debut. Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images.

O'Hara 'proud' to make cut on PGA Tour debut after lack of proper prep

Justin Rose holds the trophy next to Jon Rahm as Europe celebrate winning the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in France. Picture: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images.

Why Rose would be Ryder Cup asset for compatriot Donald in Rome

WEST KILBRIDE, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 30: Paul O'Hara of North Lanarkshire Leisure Ltd plays his second shot at the 18th hole during day one of the Loch Lomond Whiskies' Scottish PGA Championship at West Kilbride Golf Club on August 30, 2022 in West Kilbride, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

O'Hara set for dream debut on PGA Tour in AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Henrik Stenson and Luke Donald shake hands on the 18th green after playing together in the third round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

'I was surprised I wasn't announced as former captain' says smiling Stenson

Victor Perez and his caddie James Erkenbeck celebrate the Frenchman holing out of a greenside bunker in the final round.Picture: Oisin Keniry/Getty Images.

Abu Dhabi HSBC debrief: Perez passion; Harrington hunger and McKibbin pain eased

Luke Donald likened Yas Links to Kingsbarns after settting a hot pace in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Picture: Warren Little/Getty Images.

Donald says Yas Links has 'Kingsbarns feel' after stunning start in Abu Dhabi

Calum Hill tees off on the fifth hole during day one of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Hill's smile says it all as Scot shines in Abu Dhabi on his DP World Tour return

Shane Lowry congratulates Bob MacIntyre after one of his wins for Great Britain and Ireland in the inaugural Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi. Picture: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images.

'He was just Bob' says Lowry as he joins chorus of praise for MacIntyre

Bob MacIntyre shares a joke with his caddie, Mike Thomson, during the Hero Cup at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

MacIntyre is a player you can really trust to deliver, says Ryder Cup captain

Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, right, congratulates Tommy Fleetwood, captain of Great Britain and Ireland, after winning his singles match on the last day of the Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi. Picture: Oisin Keniry/Getty Images.

Hero Cup debrief: Donald's captaincy style; MacIntyre's Ryder Cup credentials

Bob MacIntyre takes his putter from caddie Mike Thomson in the Hero Cup singles session at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

MacIntyre: Only Ryder Cup would beat buzz of winning shinty relegation battle

Thomas Pieters and Alex Noren celebrate beating Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry on the opening day of the new Hero Cup at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

We feel like kings, says Noren of Hero Cup set up in Abu Dhabi

Ewen Ferguson and Richard Mansell celebrate halving their fourball match on the opening day of the Hero Cup. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

MacIntyre hails winning Hero Cup start alongside Power as 'perfect round'

FRiday's opening fourball session will conclude with Adrian Meronk and Sepp Straka joining fores for Continental Europe against a Great Britain and Ireland pairing of Séamus Power and Bob MacIntyre. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Donald says Hero Cup is 'building block' for Europe's Ryder Cup future

Ewen Ferguson has a laugh with his caddie, fellow Scot Stephen Neilson, during the pro-am ahead of the Hero Cup at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Ferguson reveals Bjorn's Ryder Cup rallying call to Hero Cup players

Francesco Molinari, captain of Continental Europe, and Tommy Fleetwood, captain of Great Britain and Ireland, pose with the Hero Cup along with Dr Pawan Munjal, chairman and CEO of Hero MotoCorp, at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

New Hero Cup is 'very serious' event for Ryder Cup, says Fleetwood

A general view of the Abu Dhabi Golf Club clubhouse prior to the Hero Cup, which starts on Friday. Picture: Oisin Keniry/Getty Images.

What is the Hero Cup? Where is it being staged? Who is playing?

After tasting defeat in the 2021 contest in Florida, Stuart Wilson will be hoping to lead Great Britain & Ireland to victory in the 2023 Walker Cup at St Andrews. Picture: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images.

Court cases and cups set to dominate golf world in 2023

Frenchman Antoine Rozner secured his Hero Cup spot after a weekend win in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Mont Choisy Le Golf. Picture: Carl Fourie/Gallo Images.

Rozner and Mansell complete teams for new Hero Cup

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