World No.1 Tiger Woods produced his second 68 of the weekend to finish tied for ninth on 11-under in the first strokeplay event of his comeback.
McIlroy, 22, is the second youngest golfer to be ranked No. 1 after Tiger Woods, who was 21 when he first reached the pinnacle of the sport.
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However, he's struggled for much of this year following an equipment change and recently lost his No. 1 ranking to Tiger Woods.
Making his third start in the U.S. after beginning his career in Brazil, Berlino Di Tiger pulled the 11-1 upset with Leandro Goncalves aboard.
Both Tiger Woods and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy failed to make the cut.
Tiger Woods regained his no.1 ranking this week because he believes he can always get better, even after he wins a tournament!
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When 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.
It called for the relocation of 66, 500 families living in 1, 500 villages in India's 28 tiger reserves.
Indiscriminate hunting over the centuries has decimated India's tiger population from an estimated 40, 000 animals 100 ago to about 1, 700 today.
The No. 1 and No. 2-ranked players in the world, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, had entourages that included girlfriends with some pedigree of their own.
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While Tiger Woods tweets to over 3.2 million followers and Rory McIlroy converses with his 1.2 million fans, the Spaniard prefers the old-fashioned method of talking to people.
The 51-year-old Australian will join the likes of Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie in the field at the Emirates Golf Club from 1-4 February.
His decision to miss last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational raised eyebrows given his lack of tournament golf, and Tiger Woods' victory allowed the 14-time major winner to regain the world No. 1 spot from his young rival.
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