{"id":14344,"date":"2012-09-07T03:52:30","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T01:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/golf-woods-rivalry-with-mcilroy-takes-shape-at-crooked-stick\/"},"modified":"2012-09-07T03:52:30","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T01:52:30","slug":"golf-woods-rivalry-with-mcilroy-takes-shape-at-crooked-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-woods-rivalry-with-mcilroy-takes-shape-at-crooked-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Woods’ rivalry with McIlroy takes shape at Crooked Stick"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Steve Keating<\/span><\/p>\n

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CARMEL, Indiana, Sept 6<\/span> (Reuters) – First there was Tiger
\nWoods and Ernie (Els), then there was Tiger and Sergio (Garcia)
\nand Tiger and Phil (Mickelson).<\/p>\n

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Now it is Tiger and Rory (McIlroy) and it shows every of
\nsign of becoming one of golf’s great all-time rivalries as the
\nyoung Northern Irishman and veteran American went toe-to-toe at
\nthe BMW Championship on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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After carding birdies on their opening holes, it was clear
\nthe massive gallery was in for a special treat on a sweltering
\nThursday at Crooked Stick Golf Club as Woods and McIlroy
\nshowcased their considerable talents.<\/p>\n

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While the third stop of the FedExCup playoff series features
\nan elite field of 70 golfers, the first round quickly turned
\ninto a two-man show with Woods and McIlroy whipping the crowd
\ninto a frenzy with a display of quality shot-making.<\/p>\n

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Some of Woods’ rivalries over the years have been
\nmanufactured but his rivalry with McIlroy has been allowed to
\ndevelop naturally, blossoming into a battle of the generations.<\/p>\n

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Now aged 36, Woods is staring at the downside of a brilliant
\ncareer. At 23, McIlroy’s star is on the rise, the richly gifted
\nheir to Woods’ throne.<\/p>\n

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“As Jack (Nicklaus) said numerous times, it was nice to be
\npart of the cross-generational conversations we had with Gary
\n(Player) and Arnold (Palmer) really,” said Woods. “He was kind
\nof on his way out but he was part of the (Tom) Watson and (Tom)
\nWeiskopf and (Lee) Trevino and all those guys.<\/p>\n

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“It was nice to be a part of it, be in it for over 20 years.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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