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Rory McIlroy: 15 Bold Predictions for the Next 15 Years |
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011 |
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The phenomenon that is Irishman Rory McIlroy has taken flight, and the golf world is abuzz with the possibility that we are witnessing the start of a career that could go down as one of the best ever.
However, before we anoint the 22-year-old the Second Coming, let us take a step back and realize how lucky we truly are to potentially witness two of the greatest golfers to ever live.
As soon as McIlroy broke Tiger Woods' record of the lowest score at the 2011 U.S. Open, we started comparing the two. From that day on, McIlroy and Woods will be forever linked.
For that exact reason, most of the predictions we will make of McIlroy in the next few years will be about stepping over or not living up to Tiger Woods' standards.
They seem like exact opposites, for now. McIlroy is the nice and polite young man, while Woods is the guy who picked up on a waitress at Perkins' Pancake House.
For now, they live in two separate worlds, but on the golf course, they are playing for the exact same honor. Both want to be the greatest ever.
Whether we are jumping to conclusions with McIlroy or not, his age and talent urge us to do so. For that, we make predictions in our mind.
Will he be the greatest ever?
We will soon find out. Begin Slideshow
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