Woods carved his name into the record books when in 2001 he clinched a "Tiger Slam" - holding all four major titles at the same time.

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That's a long way from Woods's fabled Tiger Slam.

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Before heaping expectations upon McIlroy, it must be pointed out that Woods followed his second win at a major by taking four of his next five the legendary Tiger Slam of 2000 and 2001.

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