Rory McIlroy insists that the job of being both a captain and a player at the Ryder Cup is not possible in the modern era.

The five-time Major champion was posed the question of the player-captain role ahead of this week's BMW Championship , where he made it clear that he thinks Keegan Bradley would have far too much on his plate if he tries to do both at Bethpage Black next month.

Bradley is in a tricky position, as one of the best 12 US players according to both the Official World Golf Ranking and Data Golf, over whether to pick himself for the side if he does not automatically qualify. You may like

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