Rory McIlroy teases Tiger Woods on his outlook
It seems that Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have developed some sort of a close friendship with each other. It comes as no surprise that Rory and Tiger are really good friends now.
After their pairings in the FedEx Cup playoffs, this sort of closeness between the two is nothing unusual. Recently, Rory has been joking with the legendary Tiger Woods regarding his age and baldness.
In a recent interview given by the world number one, he gave a glimpse of his chats with Tiger.
“Tiger gives me stick about being short,” McIlroy said, according to the report. “He always asks me, ‘Seriously, how tall are you?’ I’ll say, ‘5-foot-9.’ ‘Yeah, but without the hair? That’s 5-7, right?’ He’ll ask me, ‘What do you do when Caroline (Wozniacki,
McIlroy’s girlfriend) wears heels?’
Rory has also said that he and Tiger are really good friends now. This bonding will benefit Rory considerably. Spending quality time, that too while playing golf together, will help Rory take his game to another level.
In response to Tiger’s remarks, Rory has had his share as well. He himself has been joking with Tiger about his age and baldness.
“But I give him grief about all sorts – getting old, getting bald. He doesn’t take himself too seriously, certainly not when I’m around. … I’ve been seeing loads of Tiger and I’ve got to know the person”.
This friendship is certainly a positive one and Rory should benefit from it.
After his two consecutive wins, pundits had started calling Rory the new Tiger Woods but that just might be too early a declaration.
What Tiger achieved at McIlroy’s age is was way too much. The Irishman has certainly impressed everybody but it cannot be compared to what Woods had achieved.
The world number one is full of praise for Tiger Woods. He stated, “He’s still a great player. We’ve been seeing a lot of each other, in the gym, on the course”.
Rory also said that whenever he asked Tiger about his plans, he said that he has to look after his kids and stuff, so he is pretty busy.
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