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Rory McIlroy ‘was done with golf’ before Ryder Cup turnaround

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Rory McIlroy ‘was done with golf’ before Ryder Cup turnaround

Rory McIlroy has spoken about how he felt he was “done with golf” until 2022 at least before his turnaround in form on Sunday of the Ryder Cup.

McIlroy had been ‘benched’ for the first time in his Ryder Cup career by captain Padraig Harrington as he struggled for form – but made up for it on the Sunday by being one of the few European players to take a full point off their American opponents.

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