If Rory McIlroy isn’t up to scratch when the next Ryder Cup rolls around in 2027, Luke Donald thinks there’s another job waiting for him.

McIlroy reached his career peak in 2025 , winning the Masters for a Grand Slam of all four majors and then an away Ryder Cup victory in New York.

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The Team Europe legend now has six wins to his name with an emotional September triumph over the US that saw unprecedented crowd abuse.

In many eyes, the Northern Irishman is already being lined up as a future captain for Europe, and the incumbent, Luke Donald , can see why.

"He loves the Ryder Cup more than anything,” Donald said ahead of the DP World India Championship .

"He made it quite evident that winning an away Ryder

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