Rory McIlroy rolls in with his reckless comments on Tiger Woods yet again
The now commonly referred to as the “spoiled brat”, Rory McIlroy has spoken recklessly yet again over his formidable foe Tiger Woods’ return at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club.
The young Irishman will be among the field of the event aiming to bag another PGA Tour title before heading into the fourth and final major of the year the PGA Championship at Atlanta.
McIlroy was referring to Hunter Mahan’s recent statement in which Mahan has termed Woods’ return as “scary”. Although there was hardly any need for the reigning US Open champion to roll out his head over the issue, yet he gave in to his juvenile vulnerability
to continue his uneasy run with the top ranking players of the sport.
“Someone’s that competing in a tournament shouldn’t think that the return of another player should be scary,” McIlroy said.
What Mahan actually meant was rather the current form of Woods which is more of a concern rather than the former world number one himself being a threat to anyone let alone Mahan. McIlroy failed to distinguish the connection where Mahan had considered Woods’
return as refreshing rather than considering him as an intimidating factor.
“I wouldn’t use the word scary. It’d be maybe a little intimidating if you knew for sure if [Woods] was going to play the way he did in 2000, 2001, but no one knows that,” he added. “Just to see how his knee holds up over 72 holes. If he can do that. No
one expects him to come out and play well. But given how long he has been out, it would be incredible for him to be able to come out for 72 holes and compete.”
McIlroy’s arrogance and bragging about himself has become quite a recurring phenomenon and the young lad considers arrogance a necessary parcel of the stardom he has recently achieved, and extremely important to boost self confidence. Whichever sports psychologist
McIlroy might have been consulting in recent times, he surely is misguided in many of the subjects which are related in some way to his sport.
Many of the senior players as well as his compatriots have been throwing their weight behind the 14-major winner to support his return to mainstream golf after a lapse of 11 weeks. Woods has won the event for a staggering seven times in his 11 starts and
has been one of the most successful players at the Firestone CC.
McIlroy, who has received stardom just recently, is least aware of the aura Woods had held during his peak in the last decade. Just four majors shy of the Jack Nicklaus’ legendary run of 18 major victories, Woods is making a comeback and feels that he is
in the best of forms.
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