Tiger Woods admits Rory McIlroy's swing is better than his
Tiger Woods acknowledged the soundness in Rory McIlroy's swing and admired the level of perfection in it for his age. The 35-year-old veteran gave his view at the onset of the AT&T National, which he is attending as a host in Philadelphia.
The former world number one stated, “I totally agree with Mark (Mark O’Meara). Rory's swing is definitely better than mine was at the same age. He needs to continue to work on it, but he's still only 22. It's fun to see someone of
that age playing the way he did and handling it the way he did after [losing at] Augusta.”
The 14-major winner has been recommended bed rest by his doctor, owing to the knee injury, which he conjured during the final round of the 2011 Masters. The veteran twitched his ankle, which ultimately became the reason behind his
withdrawal from the Players Championship, Wells Fargo Championship and most recently, the US Open. The veteran also pulled out of the Open Championship, which is the third major of the season.
Taking advantage of the situation, McIlroy played some amazing golf and broke all previous records set by any golfer, including Woods’, during the US Open. This flooded media with envisages of McIlroy being the next Woods. While everyone
was praising the young Northern Irishman for his spectacular performance at the Congressional Country Club, Woods decided to step in the scene and give his verdict on the comparison held between him and McIlroy. Not only he congratulated the 22-year-old, but
he also praised him and said that McIlroy’s game was better than his was.
He further added, “That was some seriously good playing... To do that at the US Open, to be that aggressive the entire time, it was cool to watch.”
Woods’ career is a constant target of a question; when will Woods regain his lost glory and step onto the course to win? Despite being surrounded by controversies and criticism, the veteran is playing his publicity cards perfectly.
He is attending charity programs and praising the golfer who diced him several times on media.
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