DUBLIN, Ohio – Arguably the loudest endorsement for Brooks Koepka to be on this year’s U.S. Ryder Cup team came from the American side’s biggest opponent in the biennial matches.
“I certainly think Brooks deserves to be on the United States team,” Rory McIlroy said Wednesday at the Memorial. “I think with how he's played, I mean, he's second in the U.S. standings, only played two counting events. I don't know if there's anyone else on the LIV roster that would make the team on merit and how they're playing. But Brooks is definitely a guy that I think deserves to be on the U.