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McIlroy's 'wake-up call' pays early dividends

March 14, 2024 07:31 PM

Rory McIlroy put in the extra work earlier this week and it paid immediate dividends at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass as he finished Round 1 atop the leaderboard.

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