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    Rory McIlroy once pretended to be a photographer to stalk Tiger Woods

    He's watching you, Tiger. Again. / Getty Images

    There was a day not so long ago when Tiger Woods was the absolute pinnacle of the golf world. (It's true, we looked it up.) Galleries would throng to watch his every move. Men would want to play like him, women would want to ... well, let's not pursue that line any further.

    Anyway, this obsession with Tiger wasn't just confined to civilians outside the ropes. No, even his competitors wanted to see the man up close ... and some went on to challenge Woods on every level.

    Rory McIlroy, reigning U.S. Open champion and unquestionably one of the finest talents now playing, is preparing for the Dubai Desert Classic this week. And he noted that the first time he was at the event, way back in the misty pasts of 2006, he took a rather unconventional approach to checking out the then-world No. 1:

    "I remember I played on Thursday morning, and then on Thursday afternoon Tiger was playing. I came out in the afternoon and took one of the photographer's cameras off of him and was able to follow inside the ropes, which was pretty cool."

    [Related: Caroline Wozniacki follows boyfriend Rory McIlroy during practice round]

    Unfortunately, apparently no photographs exist that captured a wide-eyed young McIlroy in the background watching Woods bomb his way around the course. (Spoiler: Woods beat Ernie Els in a playoff. McIlroy missed the cut by a stroke.) Still, there's no better way to get close to Woods than taking his picture ... though you do have to be careful.

    McIlroy, of course, has gotten much, much better, and isn't quite so intimidated and awed by Woods any longer. And when he tees off this week, he might just have a future major winner or two eyeing him from inside the ropes, too.

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    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      I could have written this article when I was in 6th grade. Poor
      • Widget Master 3 months ago
        The blogger has a 6th grade mentality!
      • Widget Master 3 months ago
        This is their way of a feeble apology to Tiger Woods, but it won't work! These are the same people who attacked him when they couldn't beat him. Now that they've tried to destroy his life, they want to come back and be friends. Demon friends!
    • ny ny  •  Jacksonville, Florida  •  3 months ago
      yawn
    • Jac  •  3 months ago
      my dog just farted...........
    • Doug  •  Reston, Virginia  •  3 months ago
      This is not what I'd call a "magnificent obsession."
      • 007 3 months ago
        Maybe is Bi......lol.
      • bluegrassgirl 3 months ago
        Right on, Doug. I'd call it a creepy obsession, or a gay obsession; definitely not "magnificent".
    • Jack Jordan  •  3 months ago
      wake me up when it is over..........................
    • Jerome  •  Naperville, Illinois  •  3 months ago
      Don't forget to use a #$%$ condem!
    • SF Badger  •  3 months ago
      That's exactly what the hostess at iHop said.
    • Hairy Ellis  •  3 months ago
      That read like a Penthouse Letter... i'm confused now.
    • JAMES HENRY  •  3 months ago
      TIGER WOODS IS A SEX NUT PERSON GET OVER THE SINNER ,,LOOK WHAT HE DID TO HIS 2 KIDS AND WIFE MAY HE BURN IN HELL
    • relfokretep  •  3 months ago
      We do love a train-wreck don't we?!!! We slow to a crawl to rubber-neck an accident, hindering EMS personnel to get to possibly dying people, (personal freedom?), we crowd below a potential high-rise jumper, (with our cell-phone-cameras), some of us encouraging the jumper to jump!!
      So win or lose....we will watch!! In our culture, success has many parents....failure is an orphan!!
    • Hugh Jass  •  Dallas, Texas  •  3 months ago
      Judging from the comments so far we have a full house of perfect human beings.
      Bravo! Keep up the good work!
      • Dorothy Dee 3 months ago
        Hugh - I just read your comment. Thanks for representing Dallas, TX in a good way. You need to talk to your comrade, Jimthemat.
      • Hugh Jass 3 months ago
        Will do!
    • MillionaireFriends.CoM  •  3 months ago
      Meet sexy women and rich men.

      Dear Mr. Woods, It is time to think back about your father and your mother. Do you thik they appreciate your recent endeavors with which you decided for your life to follow anew? Personally, I don't, I wish my dad had the same discerning interest in me, but alas he didn't. Sir you could very well be the very best golfer in the world, should you chose to for your own sake. Never have I seen such a talented athlete in my life. You could have it all. Mr. Woods, you are a very intelligent human being, ratheer than being stuck upon your friends, I deem it necessary to refrain from your recent past and endevour into the great possibilities of your future. Your capabilities in your profession are far more than adequate to far surpass you friends in other professional sports of anykind. Your Father helped you become who you are, do you think for a moment that he is pleased with the way your future has turned into. I don't think so. I have followed your career since Pumpkin Ridge in Portland Oregon. Following that particular victory I will never forget the pride with which your Father felt beholden for your success. He was always at your side for the ups and downs. Question is whom do you have now? Your Father's feeling of pride has never left you, through thick and or thin. His love of you will never leave you for ever. Neither will your mother's. mr. Woods you are an artist, through your profession, through your parents, through you believes, that allow you to be who you want to be. Once you stray from the path, it is very difficut to resume your learning on the path again. I know this from personal experience in the not so recent past. I am not proud of what I did to human beings. But when I was Nineteen years of age I didn't have the choices you have had through those years. It was then that began to follow the path, when Tich Nhat Han was in country helping prople from all religions or no believe wha tso ever, "Tey" was there for them. He never did know that I spent time watching him, but what a beautiful individual he was. He is and always will be my "HERO". I have seen things in my lifetime that seemed impossible for another human being do to another what I witnessed. It was very hard for me to get through the nightmares of killing people that didn't know that I even existed. This is my problem I will deal with it by myself, the path is with me to forgive me for what I have done. I accept that and count on that for the after life that I plan on having. I BELIEVE ALL IS POSSIBLE IF WE JUST BELIEVE IN THE PATH! I know you do Mr. Woods, count on it to lead you back to the compassion of the path, to the DISCPLINE, the EXERTION, to the PATIENCE, to the MEDITATION, and finally to the PRANJA of your future. Blessings and Namaste' Chokyi Sengge59488025126
    • Jack  •  San Antonio, Texas  •  3 months ago
      "to STALK Tiger Woods" - very poor choice of descriptive words since there was no malicious intent.
    • mike  •  3 months ago
      Yahoo/AP/Jay Busbee and Chris Chase pretend to be journalist and are continuing to "stalk"
      eldrick like a jealous crazy lover...
    • charles  •  Ithaca, New York  •  3 months ago
      Rory is one ugly m'fer
    • BuyBadNewsSellGoodNews  •  3 months ago
      Jack Nicklaus will always be the benchmark. Tiger is a close second now and will need to win at least one Major this year to keep up with the pace.
    • bud  •  Warren, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      Sounds to me like these guys are in love and cant stand to be away from each other.
    • GAIL  •  3 months ago
      Too bad "Rors" didn't pay attention to how you finish a golf tournament. This "kid with all the talent" plays like a hacker every weekend. Maybe he should take some time off? Too many gags every week for my liking...
    • i wonder  •  Cheyenne, Wyoming  •  3 months ago
      Tomorrow, in my opinion, will be the most exciting day golf will ever offer. Both Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will thrill spectators on both sides of this Planet, as they vie for prestigious titles. Shot-by-shot, millions of spectators, mouths agape,will witness in total disbelief the, the greatest display of golfing skills ever exhibited in the history of the sport,- as the writers of the footnotes of golfing history turn to one another and begin, pens in hands, to scribe tributes that will forever immortalize all that love these two giants of the game of golf; winners that came from behind, accelerating their games to achieve the goal that every player aspires; To keep the flame and spirit of competition lit.
    • MillionaireFriends.CoM  •  3 months ago
      Meet sexy women and rich men.

      All you bigots out there complaining that this jerk's free speech rights have been trampled are the real whiners. This is an entertainment industry. The people who put this guy on the radio will fire him just as fast if they think they will lose money. It's no PC conspiracy. There may be a lot of you out there who love racist comments like this, but the simple fact is that there are more sports fans out there who think racism is disgusting. that's why these prix get fired when they say things like this. it has nothing to do with constitutional rights, and anyone who says it does is just displaying their ignorance. You mouth breathers can whine and cry all you want about how things are "too sensitive". The bottom line is the bottom line, and racism is bad for business. period.59488193942

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