McIlroy Nearly Misses Tee Time MEDINAH, Ill. - For two years, the captains of the United States and European Ryder Cup teams have obsessed over every detail of the event, from the clothing their players will wear to the food they'll eat to the voices they'll hear from in the team room. But in all the preparation, someone on the European team overlooked one minor detail: getting their players to the course on time. Rory McIlroy, the world No. 1 from Europe, required a police escort to get to Medinah Country Club on time for his singles match Sunday against Keegan Bradley. McIlroy saw his tee time listed as 12:25, but that was East coast, not Central, time. He arrived at the course with 10 minutes to spare, leaving him with enough time to wolf down an energy bar and hit a few putts before teeing off. His first drive, predictably, was off target. McIlroy told Golf Channel he had never cut a tee time so close. At the first tee, the partisan crowd greeted McIlroy with chants of, "Rory, Rory, your tee time is right now."