McIlroy well set for Sawgrass challenge

Rory McIlroy recalls being starstruck the first time he met Tiger Woods – and more nervous than he was on being introduced to US president Barack Obama in March.

McIlroy well set for Sawgrass challenge

Rory McIlroy recalls being starstruck the first time he met Tiger Woods – and more nervous than he was on being introduced to US president Barack Obama in March.

Seven years came between the two events, the Northern Irishman having grown from a 15-year-old with dreams of making it big one day to world number one.

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