Rory McIlroy talks Europe’s strategy for the Ryder Cup, his role in the PGA Tour vs. LIV saga

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🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, 4-time major champion Rory McIlroy joins former PGA Tour pro Colt Knost and jicky jack legend Drew Stoltz for an exclusive interview. The 7-time member of Team Europe talks their strategy heading into Marco Simone, how his preparation for major championships has changed over the years and if he regrets stepping up as the face of the PGA Tour in their battle with LIV Golf. -- Thanks to Ralph Lauren, the Official Outfitter of the United States Ryder Cup team and of GOLF's Subpar. The RLX Golf collection is available in select Ralph Lauren stores, exclusive private clubs, and resorts, and online at RalphLauren.com. https://www.ralphlauren.com/brands-golf?&utm_source=OtherPartners&utm_medium=GolfSubparPodcastRLSponsorship_GolfSubpar_PodcastPlacement_2023_GolfSubparPodcastRLSponsorship -- Thanks to Subpar's newest sponsor Golf Pride. Subpar listeners can now go to GolfPride.com and use code SUBPAR10 to get $10 off when you buy 13 or more swing grips. That’s code SUBPAR10 at GolfPride.com. For $10 off 13 or more grips.

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0:00.0	Hello world, welcome back to golf subpar with Colt Nost and Drew Stoltz.
0:14.3	We are just two weeks away from the start of the Ryder Cup over in Rome at Marcos
0:18.9	of Modi.
0:19.9	And boy, do we ever have a massive guest for you today cannot wait to get to that.
0:25.0	Before we do, we've actually had some guys, Team USA just took a trip over to Rome nine
0:30.0	of it.
0:31.0	Yeah, nine of the 12 guys made a trip, Zander Shoffley, Patrick Cantley and Jordan
0:34.0	Spieth were not able to make the trip.
0:35.8	But the other nine went over, played a couple of rounds, I've talked to some of the guys
0:39.6	that were involved, said pretty much all of them, I think the common theme is, this course
0:44.0	is wild.
0:45.3	The elevation changes are nuts, the rough is apparently ridiculously nasty, like pitch
0:50.4	out rough.
0:51.4	They said we're going to have to have a lot of volunteers over there to help find the golf balls
0:54.2	if you do miss the fairway.
0:55.2	But man, the more and more I hear about this place, the more excited I am to get over
0:58.8	to Rome.
0:59.8	Yeah.
1:00.8	And, you know, the Europeans got a lot of attention for what they did over in Paris, grow
1:03.7	the rough up, shrink the fairways, they hit irons off the tees, we hit drivers, we
1:07.0	don't know how it played out.
1:08.4	And that's kind of the narrative is like the Europeans are shorter and more accurate,
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