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Rory McIlroy is the No.1 of the world. That was owned by a player in bright red whose game finally matched the brilliance of his shirt. After firing an 8-under 62, reportedly his lowest final round ever on the PGA Tour, Woods said his eagle on 18 in Sunday's finale of the Honda Classic reminded him of one of the greatest shots in golf history -- his 6-iron from a fairway bunker, over water, to a pin cut in the deep right corner of the green, with the 2000 Canadian Open Woods' 62 may not have put a scare into McIlroy.McIlroy, for his part, heard the roars and proceeded to birdie the 13th hole to go 2-up, but he had the tough final four holes to navigate before he could claim golf's top ranking. Wonder if anyone’s rooting for a Tiger-Rory playoff. McIlroy never backed off, even when Woods made eagle on the final hole to pull within one in the Honda Classic. He heard the roars from the 18th green, then stepped up and calmly knocked in a birdie putt on No. 13 on his way to a win that made him the youngest No. 1 player in the world since — you guessed it — Woods early in his career. "It was always a dream of mine to become the world No. 1 and the best player in the world or whatever you want to call it," McIlroy said. "But I didn't know that I would be able to get here this quickly." But he did, barely five years after turning pro as a teenager and with Woods in front of him in all his red shirt, fist-pumping glory. Woods' swing is different but he looked much like the Tiger of past — except, that is, when he waded in the crowd of autograph seekers he used to ignore and signed away as McIlroy played his way in. That was better than the way Woods started the week, which began with a testy exchange with a writer who had the temerity to ask him about a book his old swing coach, Hank Haney, wrote. Excerpts from the book seem fairly innocuous and don't even address the sex scandal that brought Woods down, yet he felt compelled to have his agent issue a statement mocking both the book and its author. Maybe Woods needs the friction to get his playing juices flowing. Or maybe he just needs to feel in control. Either way, he found a way in the last two rounds to get a balky putter going and put at least the thought of a scare into McIlroy. "This golf season just got a lot more spicy," said countryman Graeme McDowell. More news, you can click on best golf clubs In addition, TaylorMade CB Irons and MB 710 Irons can do favor for you! Nice job for you.
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