Amgen Irish Open serves as perfect preparation for Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry ahead of Bethpage challenge
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland during the Pro AM ahead of the Amgen Irish Open Golf Championship 2025 at The K Club in Straffan, Kildare. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
Rory McIlroy might be in town to win his second Amgen Irish Open, but there was no hiding the fact that the Ryder Cup and the task facing Luke Donald’s troops at Bethpage Black is at the forefront of his mind.
While he might not be quite the same player who won at Pebble Beach and TPC Sawgrass and completed the career Grand Slam at the Masters, he made it clear that his thoughts are on getting his game and his mind in shape for what could be one of the most jingoistic Ryder Cups in the modern history of the event.
