Whatever happens, expect Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry to be in the middle of it all at Bethpage Black.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. — It never has been easy to win a Ryder Cup on foreign soil and Team Europe knows that’s not going to change this week in New York. Article content

Golf’s most raucous affair begins Friday at Bethpage Black, where a win by the U.S. squad would mark a record-setting six home wins in a row for teams at the biennial event. It has been 13 years since a road team left with the trophy, the most recent being Europe’s 2012 Miracle at Medinah comeback win. Article content Article content

Without a doubt, the home crowd can play a role in the outcome and this week it’s quite likely no European players will have more to deal with than the Irish duo of Rory McIlroy and Shane Low

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