Els: Do it your way Rory

Ernie Els is urging Rory McIlroy to ignore the hype and do his own thing as he tees it up in the WGC-Accenture Match Play chasing a victory that could catapult him to world number one.

The Holywood star faces reformed South African party animal George Coetzee in the first round knowing he can become the first Irish player to top the rankings if he wins this week and current number one Luke Donald fails to make it to the third round.

The pressure has been mounting on McIlroy to take over at the top of the game and win multiple Major championships following his historic eight-stroke win in the US Open last June. But Els knows all about the pressure of expectation after winning two US Opens in his 20s.