Lombard Cop Car that Got Late McIlroy to Ryder Cup Sold

In the same week as golf's biggest tournament, the Masters, a piece of the sport's local lore—the Lombard Police car that shuttled golf's then-World-No.-1, Rory McIlroy, to the final day of the Ryder Cup in September—has been sold for $7,351, the Chicago Tribune reports.

"It certainly exceeded the value assigned to a Crown Victoria that's been in the police fleet," Lombard Director of Public Works Carl Goldsmith told the paper. "We're pleased with the results."

Staying in a Lombard hotel, McIlroy overslept on the tournament's final day due to mixing up Central and Eastern time zones, and was raced to the golf course in the car by Lombard Deputy Chief Pat Rollins, arriving minutes before he would have been disqualified.

The European team would go on to stage an incredible Sunday comeback to win the event by a point, including Rory's 2-and-1 win over Keegan Bradley.

"Some of my colleagues have said we shouldn't have taken him and the United States might have won the Ryder Cup," Rollins told ESPN at the time. "But... we would have done the same for any American or European player, though I must admit it was extra-special that he is the world No 1."

Read the full story at the Chicago Tribune website.