Rory McIlroy Returns: Gift To Roy Keane, Winning The Masters & Man Utd | Stick to Football EP 109
Stick to Football
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🗓️ 2 January 2026
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by ARNE.
This week, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott, Roy Keane and Ian Wright are joined by one of the biggest names in world golf, Rory McIlroy, for an episode packed with laughs, honest reflections, and even a surprise for Roy...
We look back on the Ryder Cup and the drama surrounding that tournament. An infamous Roy clip is also brought up to the table 👀
Rory also reflects on a key moment he wishes he could take back: the shot he played after responding to someone in the crowd. He explains why he regrets reacting and offers a deeper insight into the pressure and emotions of playing in front of thousands.
There’s also a special Masters moment as Roy Keane receives a flag from Augusta and Rory goes on to speak about what winning the tournament meant to him, the Green Jacket truths and where it ranks in his career.
0:00 Intro
04:55 Rory Joins
08:10 Ryder Cup chat
11:42 Roy's Ryder Cup Argument
14:15 Ryder Cup crowd drama
21:06 Team environment and leadership role
38:40 Did Rory ever feel the pressuring of losing the Ryder Cup?
40:40 Team US and controlling emotions
44:26 Winning the Masters
56:03 The Green Jacket truths
01:00:18 LIV Golf situation
01:08:46 Rory takes on VR Golf Simulator
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| 0:00.0 | Just before we get started, a quick thanks to our partners and clothing. |
| 0:04.0 | We hope you enjoy the show. |
| 0:06.0 | Is Rory coming straight in? |
| 0:08.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:09.0 | Where's my card's gone, by the way? |
| 0:11.0 | Gary, you're overworked today. |
| 0:13.0 | I'm overworked every day. |
| 0:15.0 | Overworked and overpaid. |
| 0:18.0 | Underpaid. |
| 0:20.0 | Have you done him, Gail? You're going to be warm. You're going to be very warm. Not as warm as I was earlier. I am so warm. You're going to be very warm. Yeah, but when you're cool, you're not warm. So you don't worry about me, girl? I'm fueled on coffee. Ooh. That was a long day, eh? Oh, he's a long day. No, no, no. Hey, full of energy. Stop boiling. Are you telling me, I'm going to be warming. |
| 0:41.1 | You've got a long day. Hey, no, no, no. Hey, full of energy. Stop all that. You're telling me I'm going to be warming. Long day. Imagine people who work proper jobs. We've come here, we've been here four hours. We're in good company. Just chill out. Aha, Gary, got told her. No, do you know, Gary? It has been a long day. But Lads used to be like in the dress room in January. Long way to go. |
| 0:55.9 | Come on. |
| 0:56.6 | There was no one like that in the dressing room. You already. Imagine playing 18 holes of golf, like four days on the bounce. I don't play golf, but it looks easy. I have to see. It's really hard. You just getting in the hole. You know what? I'm not going to get, I'm not going into it. |
| 1:10.1 | You know what, I get with golfers. I want to say golfers, right? |
| 1:12.1 | The best person in the world. So the hall know what? I'm not going to get into it. You know what? I got with golfers. |
| 1:11.6 | I want to see golfers, right? |
| 1:12.6 | The best person in the world. |
| 1:13.6 | So the hall is there. I'm here and I'm one of the best in the world and you get in the hole and everyone applauds it. You're just putting in the hole. Are you saying? Are you still? Jesus. I'm going to get the best golf first. |
| 1:25.4 | It's like when you get a tap in at Yorville. |
| 1:30.1 | It's still, well, you get a tap in at Yorville. It's still hard, though, to get it in. From, like, how many yards away at the? Who holds there? No, but when you first start, you only have... You've got to be able to start with you. You've got literally like... They're fairways. The drive is definitely the easiest bit. I played golf once on a course that was ready for the open i think it was burkdale and that fairways were so narrow i honestly it was like you literally for the best golfers in the world that's easy for you surely it's like you're picking the balls out of the line is it have you played football and golf have you played football? That's hard. That's football and golf. Have you played it? |
| 2:03.4 | Is it? Have you played it? What's what? |
| 2:06.9 | Foot golf. So you have to kick it into the holes. It's hard. |
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