Rory Mcllroy, Tiger Woods, and Jordan Spieth made waves earlier in the week when it was announced the trio would be paired up together to kick off the PGA Championship on Thursday. It was certainly a treat for the fans on Thursday and Friday. Even Rory Mcllroy treasured the chance to watch Tiger Woods.
However, Mcllroy alluded to the fact that it was a bit of a distraction. Watching one of the greatest golfers to ever live play in the PGA Championship a year after enduring a devastating car crash is an incredible story. So keeping focused on the task at hand for fellow golfers is not the easiest thing to do in the tournament.
Mcllroy commented on Tiger Woods's effort through the first two days at the PGA Championship.
“Yeah, I mean, just unbelievable making the cut at Augusta and making the cut here,” Mcllroy stated. “But yeah, just incredibly resilient and mentally tough. Yeah, to get a front-row seat into… he's feeling it, and he's feeling it on every swing, but to see what he did on that back nine… he missed a few iron shots but he got it up-and-down when he needed to. Made an incredible birdie on 16 to sort of get him inside the cut number a little bit more.”
Mcllroy then discussed his respect for Woods.
“Look, he's the ultimate pro. Looking at him yesterday, I wouldn't have… if that would have been me, I would have been considering pulling out and just going home, but Tiger is different and he's proved he's different, and yeah, it was just a monumental effort.”
Rory Mcllroy's admiration for Woods is evident. But he will now place his sole focus on winning the PGA Championship.
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