McIlroy turns his back on Ryder Cup captaincy – for now

The Slam

Nov 16, 2018

Why Rory McIlroy will NEVER captain Europe, a badly-timed break up, and why Tiger Woods turned down big money from the European Tour. Alex Perry explains

Hello. Welcome to The Slam, NCG’s look back on the golfing week.

There is a video this week – hurrah! – so you can watch that above. (Sorry about my voice, caught one of those colds all the kids are going on about.)

It’s a cracker, with Rory McIlroy taking on the Ryder Cup and the Tiger-Phil showdown, as well as another high-profile player-caddie split at the worst possible time, and why Woods was right to turn down a monster appearance fee on the European Tour.

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Alex Perry

Alex has been the editor of National Club Golfer since 2017. A Devonian who enjoys wittering on about his south west roots, Alex moved north to join NCG after more than a decade in London, the last five of which were with ESPN. Away from golf, Alex follows Torquay United and spends too much time playing his PlayStation or his guitar and not enough time practising his short game.