McIlroy and Rose criticise Ryder Cup course set-up

“I’ve got a partner beside me for the next 20 years, I’m not letting anyone else have him”, the world number three told reporters as he put his arm around the Ryder Cup debutant following the 17-11 defeat by the United States on Sunday.

“I think on behalf of us all”, said Europe captain Darren Clarke, “we have to give massive respect to Davis’s vice-captains and his team and caddies for the way they tried to police it on our behalf”. “He has been incredible, first class all the way through”.

The win helped heal the wounds of losing the last three Ryder Cups, including the “Miracle of Medinah” in 2012 when Davis Love III was also captain. “S–“, he said. “Do you want me to elaborate?”

Four years after US captain Davis Love III saw his team blow a 10-6 lead at Medinah, he watched it make more birdies and eagles than he could count as it filled the scoreboard with American red and took suspense out of the outcome.

McIlroy said: “It is disappointing obviously but I think it’s good for golf”.

It is over to Paris now in 2018, with Europe looking for redemption against a USA side, who finally look like a team.

Only this was more than just three days of exquisite golf at Hazeltine.

Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy commented on the course set-up after U.S. won the Ryder Cup, with the consensus being it favoured the Americans.

“It depends who feels like they are ready for it”, he said.

He came through in front of 50,000 fans, and he came through behind closed doors in the team room. As the 12th and final player named to the team less than one week before he clinched it for them, Moore represented the derivative of a two-year process that began with infighting and finger-pointing, then transitioned into task-forcing and delegating, and culminated with celebrating and champagne-spraying.

Moore finished eagle-birdie-par for a 1-up victory over Lee Westwood, and the celebration was on.

Moore had been through almost a decade of uniform fittings as a contender for prior Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams only to not make the cut.

Henrik Stenson and the impressive Thomas Pieters, who won three points when paired with McIlroy on Friday and Saturday, both won as Europe closed to within a point.

“I definitely know I haven’t won a major”, Garcia said as his team applauded.

“I can’t believe a week ago I didn’t even know I was going to be here”. And I’m just proud the way every one of them played.

“I don’t know if I would really say we ran out of gas”, Reed said.

McIlroy had an epic showdown in the Sunday singles against the top player on the USA team, Patrick Reed. “With those guys taking over the mantle and filing those positions in Paris, I’m sure they’ll be even more superstars than they are already”.

Two years ago at Gleneagles, Mickelson slaughtered United States skipper Tom Watson in the immediate aftermath of a damaging defeat but out of the ashes of his criticism came the Task Force charged with improving the American fortunes in the biennial bout.