McIlroy braced for Tiger showdown

Rory McIlroy has ruled out any off-course socialising with Tiger Woods after his disappointing showing in the BMW Masters in Shanghai.

McIlroy managed to birdie two of his closing three holes for a one under par share of 27th place, 10 shots behind Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano who, despite a double bogey at the last, captured the first of the four Final Series events.

The double Major winning McIlroy went straight for Pudong Airport and a two-and-a-half flight south to Hainan Island for his ‘Match at Mission Hills’ showdown today against world number one Tiger Woods.