Irish 'wonder boy' McIlroy star Sun City attraction

Tiger Woods is the favorite to win the Masters. Vegas Insider has him at 3/1. For context, Rory McIlroy has the next best odds at 8/1.

Tiger Woods lost in the first round of the Accenture Match Play yesterday to Charles Howell III. It's not a massive surprise that Woods was sent packing early. He hasn't played well at Dove Mountain, the course that hosted the Match Play. He lost in the second round last year and the first round the time before that.

Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational yesterday to reclaim the No. 1 spot in the world golf rankings.

Rory McIlroy's youthful charm and overpowering form created a win for the ages at the US Open, personality and performance mixing in a way unseen since an exhuberant 21-year-old Tiger Woods won his first major at the 1997 Masters.After the infamous Woods sex scandal and a left knee injury that kept the 14-time major champion from the US Open, a 22-year-old boy wonder from Northern Ireland joyfully delivered a record-crushing romp to his first major title.

One of the biggest stories of this year's Masters is 14-year-old Tianlang Guan who shot an opening round 1-over 73 beating out many of golf's biggest names. But how did a young boy from China born in 1998 come to play in the world's most exclusive golf tournament?

It's officially official. Rory McIlroy has dropped Titleist, Oakley, et al for Nike. He's going to be using Nike gear across the board — Driver, irons, putter, ball, hat, sneakers, etc. Below is the first ad for McIlroy. It's him and Tiger Woods on a range going shot for shot. It's a good ad, and it's a lot like the old Michael Jordan-Larry Bird ads from back in the day.

see photosHarry How/Getty ImagesClick for full photo gallery: Rory McIlroyWhen Tiger Woods notched his third PGA Tour win of the year in June, there were many who proclaimed that Tiger had returned to his perch as the No. 1 player in the world. But in the last five weeks Rory [...]