Tiger eyes lake-side ambush of McIlroy (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Tiger Woods (R) of the U.S. and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland chat at the 12th hole during their World Golf Final Group 1 match in Antalya, southern Turkey, October 11, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

(Reuters) - Still smarting from losing the Ryder Cup in extraordinary circumstances, Tiger Woods has his sights on more quick payback against world number one Rory McIlroy in China on October 29. The world's top two players will go head to head in an 18-hole medal match at Jinsha Lake in Zhengzhou, with Woods clearly fired up by his rivalry with the Northern Irishman. "We've all seen how talented Rory is," said 14-times major winner Woods, who routed McIlroy by six strokes in the World Golf Final in Turkey the week after the Ryder Cup. ...


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Golf-Tiger eyes lake-side ambush of McIlroy (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Oct 22 (Reuters) - Still smarting from losing the Ryder Cup in extraordinary circumstances, Tiger Woods has his sights on more quick payback against world number one Rory McIlroy in China on Oct. 29. The world's top two players will go head to head in an 18-hole medal match at Jinsha Lake in Zhengzhou, with Woods clearly fired up by his rivalry with the Northern Irishman. "We've all seen how talented Rory is," said 14-times major winner Woods, who routed McIlroy by six strokes in the World Golf Final in Turkey the week after the Ryder Cup. ...
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Woods beats McIlroy by 6 strokes in Turkey (The Associated Press)

11 Oct
2012
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BELEK, Turkey (AP) -- Tiger Woods beat Rory McIlroy by six strokes Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the World Golf Final, turning the first head-to-head match between the world's top two players into a one-sided contest.
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Golf-McIlroy goes out after losing to Woods (Reuters)

11 Oct
2012
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BELEK, Turkey, Oct 11 (Reuters) - World number two Tiger Woods swept past Rory McIlroy by six strokes on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the World Golf Final and eliminate the top-ranked Northern Irishman. Woods was always ahead in the Group One tussle and ended up shooting a seven-under-par 64 against McIlroy's 70 at the Antalya Golf Club to set up a meeting with England's Justin Rose. Rose blitzed his way to a course record 62 to defeat U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson (67) in the eight-man matchplay event. ...
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McIlroy and Woods clash on hold as storms end day’s play (Reuters)

10 Oct
2012
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Tiger Woods of U.S. lines up a putt on the 9th green during his World Golf Final Group 1 match against Charl Schwartzel of South Africa in Antalya, southern Turkey, October 9, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy's World Golf Final showdown with 14-times major winner Tiger Woods was put on hold after play was abandoned due to storms on Wednesday. McIlroy, without a win from two matches in the inaugural event after his latest defeat at the hands of 2011 U.S. Masters champion and group pacesetter Charl Schwartzel, is bottom of his pool with Woods and Matt Kuchar on one win apiece. ...


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Turkish event involving Woods and McIlroy goes ahead (Reuters)

08 Oct
2012
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(Reuters) - The inaugural eight-man Turkish World Finals featuring world number one Rory McIlroy and 14-times major winner Tiger Woods will go ahead as planned this week despite violence in the region, organizers said on Monday. Turkish forces fired across the frontier into Syria on Sunday after a shell launched from its neighbor landed in the border town of Akcakale, underlining Ankara's warning it will respond with force to any violence spilling into its territory. ...
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Tour Report: Write the caption: Woods, McIlroy (PGA Tour)

01 Oct
2012
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Ehrmann/Getty Images Doesn’t look like the Ryder Cup competition hurt Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods’ friendship. Leave your captions for this image in our comments section below, and please, keep it clean! To see the best photos from last week, click here.
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Tour Report: McIlroy: ‘Just get me to the first tee’ (PGA Tour)

30 Sep
2012
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By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM MEDINAH, Ill. — Rory McIlroy said the policeman drove "fast enough." He even asked the young Northern Irishman if he suffered from motion sickness. "I’m like ‘No, I don’t care, I don’t care. Just get me to that first tee,’" McIlroy recalled. The police escort became necessary when McIlroy confused his [...]
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Ryder Cup Notebook: Mixed-up McIlroy makes late arrival (PGA)

30 Sep
2012
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Ryder Cup Notebook: Mixed-up McIlroy makes late arrival
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Big game hunting as McIlroy leads European charge (Reuters)

27 Sep
2012
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Team Europe golfer Rory McIlroy (2nd R) stands with teammates Peter Hanson (L), Martin Kaymer (2nd L), Paul Lawrie (3rd L), Graeme McDowell (3rd R) and Francesco Molinari (R) during the opening ceremony for the 39th Ryder Cup golf matches at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, September 27, 2012. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan

MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - The United States had labeled world number one Rory McIlroy a marked man at the 39th Ryder Cup but it was the Northern Irishman who sounded like the hunter after the opening matchups were announced on Thursday. "I just can't wait, I am so excited right now," McIlroy told reporters after being paired with fellow Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell against Brent Snedeker and Jim Furyk in Friday's foursomes. "Leading the side off in the Ryder Cup, we are going to go out there and get the blue on the board early. ...


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