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RORY McILROY was first to send Tiger Woods his best wishes for a speedy recovery and there's no doubting the 22-year-old's genuine concern for his boyhood idol.
McIlroy plainly is relishing the prospect of pitting himself against a resurgent Tiger at the US Masters in three weeks' time.
Woods is the undisputed Master of Augusta National -- remarkably, Tiger has not finished outside the top six in six visits to Augusta since the most recent of his four victories there in 2005.
The excitement stirred by Tiger's career-best final-round 62 at the Honda Classic last Sunday week and the gravitas it lent to McIlroy's victory heavily underscores the importance of having Woods fit and fired up for golf's main events. Yet there is another pressing reason for golf ...
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