Rory McIlroy has laid down the Ryder Cup gauntlet by insisting the idea of a playing captain cannot work. Team USA’s qualifying race ends this week at the BMW Championship in Chicago, the hours ticking down to Keegan Bradley’s eagerly awaited decision on whether to name himself as one of his team picks.

Rory McIlroy has been asked if he would consider being a playing captain in the Ryder Cup in the future, but the Northern Irishman quickly shot down the idea

MASTERS champion Rory McIlroy revealed he has already “shot down” the prospect of becoming a playing Ryder Cup captain in the future. The Holywood hero was Europe’s leading points scorer in their