Bradley's approach to the captaincy and presence week-to-week on the PGA Tour has bought him grace with his players

Rory McIlroy has spent much of the last decade as the emotional leader and constant on Europe’s Ryder Cup teams, making his future as a captain an inevitability. He said on Wednesday, however, that it will not be until he’s done as a player.

Rory McIlroy has revealed that he has already dismissed the idea of being a playing captain at the Ryder Cup in the future out of hand, believing it to be impossible to balance both roles.