World number one Rory McIlroy (right) receives his trophy for winning the Duel at Jinsha Lake from Harmony Group Chairman Feng Changge. Photo: David Paul Morris/i3Rory McIlroy is looking forward to taking on Tiger Woods down the stretch in majors after beating his boyhood idol by a shot in the Duel at Jinsha Lake in China.
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Rory McIlroy hits off in front of a giant image of a Tiger Woods Nike shoe in China. Picture by golffile.ieRory McIlroy shot a five-under 67 to beat Tiger Woods by one stroke in a head-to-head, 18-hole exhibition match at the Jinsha Lake Golf Club in central China on Monday.
BMW Masters champion Peter Hanson has a chance to win the Race to Dubail. Pic: Getty ImagesAs Shane Lowry edged closer to $1 million this year, Rory McIlroy will take his season’s earnings beyond $13 million when he goes head to head with Tiger Woods at an exhibition match in China today.
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Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. Both will be back again in 2013. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ieSpeculation has grown in recent days that Rory McIlroy could be in line to sign a massive deal with Nike when his current contract with Titleist/Footjoy expires at the end of the year. Such a deal could be worth up to $250 million (€192m) over 10 years, which is similar to Tiger Woods’ current deal with Nike.
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Rory McIlroy wants Paul McGinley in 2014 and Darren Clarke in 2016. Is it too soon to start handing the 2014 Ryder Cup captaincy to Darren Clarke? Maybe.
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Tiger Woods lost his firrst three matches in the 39th Ryder Cup. Picture: Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ie.When the United States of America last claimed the Ryder Cup in Kentucky in 2008, they did it without the help of the injured Tiger Woods.
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Graeme McDowell will be determined to improve on Friday afternoon’s fourball performance when he partners Rory McIlroy against Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker for the second morning in a row. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ieDavis Love became the first Ryder Cup skipper in history to bench Tiger Woods when he left him out of this morning’s foursomes session.
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We saw the two faces of Tiger Woods on the opening day of the Ryder Cup at Medinah. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ieWinning captains do no wrong. Losing captains are goats. It’s one of the unwritten Ryder Cup laws and Davis Love’s decision not to bench Tiger Woods for yesterday afternoon’s fourballs will only be judged with the benefit of the 20/20 vision that we call hindsight.
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Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy are clearly Europe’s top two and will lead out the side at Medinah. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ieYou wanted Rory McIlroy. Now get him if you can.
Tiger Woods speaking to the media in Medinah on Tuesday. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ieTiger Woods reckons Rory McIlroy will be a marked man for Europe this week.
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