Rory McIlroy is returning from a brief sabbatical at this week’s BMW Championship, yet most of the questions towards the career Grand Slam winner ahead of the tournament had an eye towards next month’s Ryder Cup. Specifically, the intrigue around the American team and the prospect that captain Keegan Bradley could pick himself for the 12-man roster. One didn’t have to read the tea leaves to grasp that McIlroy thinks it’s a bad idea, especially since he had to already contemplate such an offer.

McIlroy, 36, last summer that he had turned down a chance to be playing captain at the 2027 Ryder Cup. That he was brought into discussions is not a surprise; McIlroy has been the team’s heart and soul for the better part of a decade and the event will be played in Ireland at Adare Manor, a course

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