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Wed 02 Feb 2009Bashful Prince grabs centre stage
LOS ANGELES OPEN:THE GOLF world might be on tenterhooks as Tiger Woods makes up his mind on a possible return to action in next week’s WGC-Accenture Matchplay Championship in Arizona, but here on the practice ground at Riviera Country Club, it is the heirs to Woods’ throne who dominate the conversation.
The absence from the field of Rory McIlroy, who was turned down for a sponsor’s invitation weeks before he moved into the world’s top-20 following his victory in Dubai, has been labelled a big mistake by sectors of the American media who are still sceptical about the hype surrounding the Holywood golfer and Mark O’Meara’s assertion that McIlroy is a better ball-striker than Woods was at the same age.
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