McIlroy is the 'real deal' - Ogilvy

Geoff Ogilvy has backed Rory McIlroy to continue rising through the world rankings after his impressive professional debut in the United States.

Sun, 01 Mar, 2009 - 15:57

Geoff Ogilvy has backed Rory McIlroy to continue rising through the world rankings after his impressive professional debut in the United States.

Ogilvy defeated McIlroy in the quarter-finals of the WGC-Accenture Match Play on Saturday, the 19-year-old having earlier defeated Louis Oosthuizen, Hunter Mahan and Tim Clark.

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