ATLANTA – Rory McIlroy has made known his disdain for “super groups” in early tournament rounds.
Well, he’s now got one on Sunday at the Tour Championship. And it doesn’t get more super than this.
McIlroy will play alongside Tiger Woods in the final pairing, in the final round at East Lake Golf Club. Woods leads McIlroy – and Justin Rose – by three shots.
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“All I can do is worry about myself,” McIlroy said. “It doesn’t matter who it is I’m playing with. It’s obviously exciting for the golf tournament. It’s exciting for golf, in general, that he’s up there. But for me, all I can do is concentrate on myself. The game is hard enough without having to – without looking at other people. Go out there, take care of my business, and hopefully that’s good enough.”
This is the fifth time that McIlroy and Woods have been grouped this year. They were alongside one another in the first two rounds of the Genesis Open and the first two rounds of the PGA Championship.
In the four previous rounds, McIlroy finished better twice, Woods once, and they tied once.
“It’s going to be fun. We haven’t done that much of late, because I’ve not been there,” Woods said of going head-to-head with McIlroy for a title. “He has been there, and he’s won a bunch of tournaments. So it’s nice for us to go back out and play against one another, be in the mix.”
We know Woods will be wearing his traditional red in the final round. As for McIlroy?
“I think I’ll wear red,” McIlroy joked. “No, geez, I’ve regretted wearing black out here today. It was hot.”
They go out at 2:05 p.m. ET.