{"id":46878,"date":"2025-10-09T08:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/europe-conquers-the-ryder-cup-mcilroy-leads-the-away-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:11:03","slug":"europe-conquers-the-ryder-cup-mcilroy-leads-the-away-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/golf\/europe-conquers-the-ryder-cup-mcilroy-leads-the-away-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe conquers the Ryder Cup: McIlroy leads the away victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rory McIlroy and Europe Celebrate Ryder Cup Victory<\/h2>\n\nFARMINGDALE, N.Y. &#8211; After predicting a victory at Bethpage Black, Rory McIlroy watched Shane Lowry&#8217;s putt on the 18th hole turn his words into prophecy. The celebration, however, began without him.\n\nLowry, euphoric, joined the European crowd that acclaimed him. Jon Rahm embraced Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal, captain of the last team to win a cup as a visitor in 2012, who was crying on his shoulder. Luke Donald, European captain, could finally breathe.\n\nMcIlroy had lost his singles match against Scottie Scheffler and, for a moment, the possibility of being part of the biggest defeat in Ryder Cup history seemed plausible. After trailing 12-5, the United States team had rallied, making the Ryder Cup as hard-fought as everyone expected.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0929%2Fr1552784_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Rory McIlroy y sus compa\u00f1eros de equipo europeos celebran su victoria 15-13.\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Rory McIlroy y sus compa\u00f1eros de equipo europeos celebran su victoria 15-13.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nSuddenly, every point mattered. American fans cheered, chanting for their team instead of booing the Europeans. McIlroy had to rely on others.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Obviously, it was very close at the end. It was a little stressful.<\/p><cite>Rory McIlroy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nMcIlroy remained on the course, supporting Tyrrell Hatton and Robert MacIntyre. Even when Lowry secured the cup, he stayed until the last match, which gave Europe the victory by a narrow margin of 15-13.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It&#8217;s good to be right. I&#8217;m not always right. I think when we won in Rome, it set everything in motion to do something that hadn&#8217;t been achieved in over a decade. We believed a lot in our continuity.<\/p><cite>Rory McIlroy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nBeyond recovering 11 out of 12 players from Rome, there is a cohesion in this European team that is difficult to define but easy to see. It manifests in the way they celebrate when they win a hole or a match, and in how they react when they don&#8217;t. It&#8217;s palpable when they go to their teammate after a crucial putt. Even the way they hug projects a closeness that doesn&#8217;t indicate business partners, but brothers in arms.\n\n72-hole golf requires concentration and focus. Match play and alternate shot formats do too, but in the last two Ryder Cups, it has become clear that, while Americans see these formats as obstacles, Europeans see them as an opportunity to show their unity. Team play is their strength, which allowed them to gain an insurmountable advantage and also stem the tide of points they won or tied in 11 of 12 singles matches on Sunday.\n\n\n<p>In almost every Ryder Cup of the last 12 years, the United States has had the advantage in talent. But even in defeat, the Europeans found glimpses of joy, in part because of their perspective on the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0929%2Fr1552786_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Donald y Rory McIlroy ganaron su segunda Ryder Cup consecutiva.\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Luke Donald y Rory McIlroy ganaron su segunda Ryder Cup consecutiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Ryder Cup weeks are the best of our lives. I think those weeks we spend together are the ones we remember the most and the ones we appreciate the most for the time we spend together. That&#8217;s a big part of my captaincy, creating an environment where these guys are having the best weeks of their lives, honestly.<\/p><cite>Luke Donald<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nIt&#8217;s easy to attribute the amazing European performance to factors outside of American control.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>They made more putts.<\/p><cite>Keegan Bradley<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>He was lucky.<\/p><cite>Bryson DeChambeau<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nMaybe it&#8217;s that simple. But Europe has preached and demonstrated that it is not. That it takes chemistry as much as data. That it takes emotion as much as talent and precision both on and off the field.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The level of professionalism he has shown us in the last four years. His attention to detail&#8230;<\/p><cite>Jon Rahm<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>His communication skills&#8230;<\/p><cite>Rory McIlroy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nOn Sunday, with the cup already in his hands, Donald revealed some details of his preparation. The European uniforms were designed based on those of the previous four teams that won as visitors, but that&#8217;s just the beginning.\n\nDonald mentioned that the hotel room had cracks in the doors that let light through, so they repaired them. They changed the bedding and shampoo for greater comfort. It&#8217;s about dedicating time and taking care of every detail to give these players the best opportunity.\n\nPerhaps the greatest feat of this European team is that, under Donald, they have mastered the balance between preparation for the tangible (exact pairings, sheets, time differences) and the perfection of the intangible.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I feel the power of this, the power of the group, who knows what it is, that ability to focus, the ability to want it a little more.<\/p><cite>Justin Rose<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nOn Sunday afternoon, McIlroy walked up to the 18th hole, flushed and exhausted. For three days, he endured the insults of the American fans and emerged victorious, ready to be cheered by the European supporters.\n\n&#8220;Roooooory! Roooooory!&#8221;\n\nWhen the Europeans won in Medinah in 2012, McIlroy was 21 years old. Now, at 36, he is a Grand Slam champion and the focus of another away victory.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We will always remember this. We will always go down in history. Future generations will talk about this team tonight and what they did and how they were able to overcome one of the most difficult environments in all of sports, and that&#8217;s what inspires me, that&#8217;s what Rory and these other 11 guys understand.<\/p><cite>Luke Donald<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nWhile Donald was finishing, McIlroy wiped away his tears.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rory McIlroy and Europe Celebrate Ryder Cup Victory FARMINGDALE, N.Y. &#8211; After predicting a victory at Bethpage Black, Rory McIlroy watched Shane Lowry&#8217;s putt on the 18th hole turn his words into prophecy. The celebration, however, began without him. Lowry, euphoric, joined the European crowd that acclaimed him. 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