Rory McIlroy says he rejected the idea of being a playing captain at a future Ryder Cup "straight away" as he believes it "would be very difficult to do".

Woah…. Rory admitted today he was approached by @RyderCupEurope about being a playing captain (likely in Ireland in 2027) 🇪🇺 He said no. "Because I don't think you can do it…" pic.twitter.com/bTL0d6QbUl

Rory McIlroy said he's been approached about serving as Team Europe's playing captain at a future Ryder Cup, but the five-time major champion isn't interested in the dual role."I've been asked to do that and I've turned it down,