Rory Mcllroy Beats Tiger Woods In An Exhibition In China

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  1. Sportsguy

    Sportsguy AKA-Sportsguy9695

    Rory McIlroy outdueled Tiger Woods in the first one-on-one exhibition match between golf's two biggest names.


    Woods thinks he'll have plenty of chances to get revenge.

    McIlroy shot a 5-under 67 to beat Woods by 1 stroke in an 18-hole match between the two top-ranked golfers at the Jinsha Lake Golf Club in central China on Monday.

    "This is certainly not like most Mondays. To have this many people come out and watch us play golf in an exhibition was something special. This doesn't happen," Woods said. "As far as doing something like this down the road, it would be fun."

    The event, dubbed "Duel at Jinsha Lake," marked the first time the two golfers had played head-to-head without other competitors. It probably won't be the last.

    Woods said he'd relish the chance to take on McIlroy more often to create a rivalry at the top of the game similar to the ones between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray that have made men's tennis so exciting in recent years.

    "If you look at the history of the game, it's not like other sports where the guys play against each other all the time. Jack (Nicklaus) and Arnold (Palmer) didn't go at it that often," Woods said. "But you know what, if we can do this for the next 10, 15 years, then certainly we can have that type of rivalry.

    Source: ESPN
     
  2. Buffgrandpa

    Buffgrandpa Resident Pervert

    Let them play defense too, that will liven it up some...