CHASKA, Minn. -- He has never experienced defeat at the Ryder Cup and has been a key contributor in his three appearances, so Rory McIlroy might not have the same chip on his shoulder that has typically been part of the European mantra.
For so much of Ryder Cup history, Great Britain and Ireland, and later Europe, used what it perceived as second-class status to the mighty Americans as incentive -- a tactic seemingly unnecessary when you've captured three in a row, and eight of the last 10.