Thomas Bjorn: I’d pay to watch Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy’s last-round defeat to Tiger Woods at the Tour Championship on Sunday may have got European fans worried on the eve of the 42nd Ryder Cup but team captain Thomas Bjorn has no such fears about the one player he says he will pay to watch.

McIlroy’s head-to-head with fellow former world number one Woods in the last round at East Lake was the dream pairing for television viewers around the world but it turned into something of a nightmare for the Irishman, who not only failed to make inroads into the American’s three-shot lead but dropped from contention over the final 18 holes in Atlanta.