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Rory McIlroy Could Be A Bigger Threat To Jack Nicklaus Than Tiger Woods

You couldn’t have scripted a more media-ready changing-of-the-guard than this year’s PGA Tour Championship. Since Tiger Woods’s gentle smack-talk after Rory McIlroy’s British Open win in July, McIlroy won at WGC-Bridgestone (taking back his No. 1 ranking), and on Sunday he followed that with his third win in a row and fourth major victory — […]

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Rory McIlroy Could Be A Bigger Threat To Jack Nicklaus Than Tiger Woods

You couldn’t have scripted a more media-ready changing-of-the-guard than this year’s PGA Tour Championship. Since Tiger Woods’s gentle smack-talk after Rory McIlroy’s British Open win in July, McIlroy won at WGC-Bridgestone (taking back his No. 1 ranking), and on Sunday he followed that with his third win in a row and fourth major victory — […]

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Tiger Woods Was Right About Rory McIlroy’s Inconsistency (Sort of)

Joe Posnanski had a fascinating piece at NBC Sports last week regarding comments made by Tiger Woods after Rory McIlroy’s British Open victory (the third major title for the 25-year-old). When asked for a reaction to McIlroy’s win — and his championship-winning form of recent years — Woods said: Well, as you can see, the […]

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Tiger Woods Was Right About Rory McIlroy’s Inconsistency (Sort of)

Joe Posnanski had a fascinating piece at NBC Sports last week regarding comments made by Tiger Woods after Rory McIlroy’s British Open victory (the third major title for the 25-year-old). When asked for a reaction to McIlroy’s win — and his championship-winning form of recent years — Woods said: Well, as you can see, the […]

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Tiger Woods Was Right About Rory McIlroy’s Inconsistency (Sort of)

Joe Posnanski had a fascinating piece at NBC Sports last week regarding comments made by Tiger Woods after Rory McIlroy’s British Open victory (the third major title for the 25-year-old). When asked for a reaction to McIlroy’s win — and his championship-winning form of recent years — Woods said: Well, as you can see, the […]

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