Rory McIlroy Plays Practice Round With Tiger And Ex-Arch Nemesis Billy Horschel

That’s a strange one.  We know that Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods get on like Palmer and Nicklaus, but the third man in the group was Rory’s old sparring partner from the 2007 Walker Cup, Billy Horschel.

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Horschel was loud during the matches, prompting Rory to tell a magazine back then,

"I was up against Horschel on the first day, too. I messed up the last hole and lost to him. I wasn't happy. Then I got him again, twice, on the Sunday. His antics were really pissed me off. For example, he had hit a bunker shot at the 14th in our morning foursome. It was a great shot and finished inches from the cup. But he came running down the hill hollering at the top of his voice. He was so loud and so obnoxious."

"Anyway, that outburst of his was probably the worst thing he could have done. In the second singles, I set out to be as loud as he was. On the first tee I ripped a drive up the middle, hit my 7-iron approach to maybe 15 feet -- I was shouting 'Be good! Be good!' all the way -- and holed the putt for an eagle. When the ball went in, I gave it the loudest 'Come on!' you've ever heard. I think he got the point."

Rory also told Brian Keogh

"Yeah. It was great to win. Especially against him. I don't really have much time for him to be honest. He seems to be okay off the course but on the course he was using gamesmanship and stuff and it was just ridiculous."

But hey it was a long time ago and passions run high in matches.  It looks like it’s all water under the bridge now though.  Good for them.

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