Watch: 'Who said that?' - Rory McIlroy on how he fell in love with the Ryder Cup

The Irish superstar looks back on his evolving relationship with the tournament on how much it now means to him.

NEXT STOP ROME: Rory McIlroy will be a big part of Europe's Ryder Cup tilt this week. 

Rory McIlroy may be all in on the Ryder Cup and Europe's bid to reclaim the trophy this week. But it wasn't always that way. 

Earlier in his career, the prodigious Holywood star admitted winning majors was his priority, rather than participating to what he famously described as an 'exhibition, at the end of the day'.