THE RYDER CUP

September 26, 2025

Rory McIlroy

Shane Lowry

Bethpage Black Course

Team Europe

Quick Quotes

Q. Mixed feelings, I'm sure, at the end of that, Rory, but what a hell of a match.

RORY McILROY: Yeah, it was great. Absolute honour to partner with this man again and get out there. You know, we got a half a point. Obviously right now, disappointed I didn't hole out for a full point.

But it's been a great day for Europe. We have come out of the gates really strong like we wanted to. Yeah, we should be really proud of ourselves.

Q. That's the key thing, overall the situation for Europe is fantastic, away interest home on day one.

SHANE LOWRY: Yeah, absolutely. Obviously Rory and I feel like we could have got a full point there, and you just have to sit back and look at the positives. Great day for Europe. Great start. Exactly what we wanted. We would have taken a hand out for this morning on the first tee. Got a lot of work done but a lot more to do over the next auto two days.

Q. It got lively out there this afternoon. What was it like to play in that atmosphere?

RORY McILROY: What we sort of expected. It was rowdy and lively. They made it difficult for us. You know, but I felt like Shane and I, we handled that really well and dug in. Made some good swings and good putts when we needed to.