‘It’s a new era’: McIlroy says LIV rebels’ absence let others flourish at Ryder Cup

• Shane Lowry adds: Everyone is pretty young in the team'
• Poulter, Westwood and Garcia all sent their congratulations

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry believe the absence of high-profile LIV rebels from Europe's Ryder Cup team allowed younger members to shine.

Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia - all icons for Europe in the biennial event - missed out on the 16-11 victory against the US in Italy after their switch to the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit. Ludvig Aberg, Nicolai Hojgaard and Robert MacIntyre featured in the winning team as rookies with McIlroy among the more experienced members in the camp.