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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – A year before making his Ryder Cup debut, Rory McIlroy called the tournament "an exhibition" that he would not be "running around fist-pumping for."

Well, he's done much more than fist-pump. In 2016, every putt was like he had scored a touchdown, and five years later, tears flowed amid a brutal loss at Whistling Straits.

McIlroy reiterated to reporters on Thursday that he will always be "proudest of my individual achievements in the game," but in that famous emotional plea in 2021, he said he had never gotten emotional about personal achievements (that is, until this year's Masters).

It's been quite a 180-degree turn for McIlroy, and he revisited when he admitted to himself he was "wrong."

And it d

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