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.

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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