Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after missing a putt on the 15th green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament in Carmel, Indiana September 9, 2012. REUTERS/Brent Smith

ATLANTA (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy is the player to beat at this week's Tour Championship and will be a "marked man" when he and his fellow Europeans defend the Ryder Cup next week outside Chicago, says American Jim Furyk. Northern Irishman McIlroy has won three times in his last four PGA Tour starts and, according to Furyk, is the "present-day" Tiger Woods. "Obviously, he's a marked man," Furyk told reporters at East Lake Golf Club on Tuesday. "He's the number one player in the world. He's going to garner all the attention, as well he should. He's played phenomenal this year. ...


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