{"id":14880,"date":"2020-05-26T09:02:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T13:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14880"},"modified":"2020-05-28T10:03:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T14:03:19","slug":"rory-mcilroy-doubts-ryder-cup-will-be-played-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14880","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy Doubts Ryder Cup Will Be Played This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"World number one Rory McIlroy does not think the Ryder Cup will be played this year.<\/p>\n

It is currently scheduled to be played September 25-27 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, where Europe will be looking to retain the trophy they won in 2018.<\/p>\n

But a host of major 2020 sporting events have already been cancelled due to coronavirus and McIlroy thinks the Ryder Cup will suffer the same fate.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy personal hunch is that I don\u2019t see how it is going to happen, so I do not think that it will happen,\u201d McIlroy told BBC Sport NI.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the majority of players would like to see it pushed back until 2021 so that they can play in front of crowds and have the atmosphere that makes the Ryder Cup so special.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe players are the ones that make the Ryder Cup. If they are not on board with it and don\u2019t want to play then there is no Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see it being pushed back until 2021 and, honestly, I think that will be the right call.\u201d<\/p>\n

The PGA Tour is set to resume on June 11, with McIlroy already confirming he will play the first three dates.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old also said he would have no issues returning to the European Tour later in the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a tough one. There are a lot of things up in the air, but if there are some big events in autumn time, then I can,\u201d McIlroy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe if Wentworth gets moved to October, which they are thinking of, then I could see myself going over and playing that event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just as disappointed as everyone else that the Open got cancelled this year. I think it would have been a good date in September if we were able to play it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have concerns about travelling to Europe. I think if you stick to the guidelines then I don\u2019t see any reason why we should feel scared to travel.\u201d<\/p>\n

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