• Rory McIlroy runner-up in tournament four times
• World No1 Jordan Spieth determined to get a puny better each year’We can only hope the first meeting of Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy in 2016 serves as a metaphor for the season. A GolfBoard challenge – riding on vehicles akin to motorised scooters – as section of an Abu Dhabi photoshoot saw the pair clash,literally. It was all sterling natured stuff but an insight into the battle-hardened instinct that dominates the characters of Spieth and McIlroy.
Starting on Thursday at the Abu Dhabi Championship, the duo will face off in their more accustomed format. When McIlroy referred to the “buzz” surrounding a draw that has Rickie Fowler making up the three ball, or he was guilty of understatement.
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Source: theguardian.com