McIlroy has eye of the Tiger: Olazabal

If Rory McIlroy was not feeling the burden of expectation that comes with being the world number one heading into a Ryder Cup, he might well be now.

Already picked out as “a target” by American player Jim Furyk and 2008 winning captain Paul Azinger, McIlroy was today favourably compared by his own captain Jose Maria Olazabal to Tiger Woods when the 14-time major winner was in his prime.