Rory McIlroy has already "shot down" the prospect of one day combining Ryder Cup player and captaincy roles, saying "I don't think you can do it".

The 36-year-old will play in his eighth Ryder Cup at Bethpage in September as Europe look to defend the cup on American soil for the first time since 2012 and the 'Miracle at Medinah'.

The prospect of juggling both roles is one USA captain Keegan Bradley potentially faces, currently sitting 10th on the country's qualification list.

"The idea of me being a playing captain sometime soon has come up and I've shot it down straight away because I don't think you can do it," said McIlroy, who finished as Europe's leading points scorer in the victory in Rome two years ago.

"If you'd have said it 20 years ago I'd say it was probably possible to do,

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