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.

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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.

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