Rory McIlroy’s Thunder Stolen by Tiger Woods Days After $1.5M Payday; Fans Turn Savage: ‘Just Dwarfs Everyone’
The world No. 2 for a reason! Rory McIlroy had once again proven why he deserved the title a while back at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, where he won the same, taking home a cut of $1.5 million. However, he made the headlines yet again as another one of the Northern Irishman’s accomplishments was revealed. But the spotlight did not remain on him for too long, courtesy of Tiger Woods.
The revelation of McIlroy’s stats was followed by those of Mr.T’s, resulting in the latter overshadowing him by an immense margin. But what followed the insane discovery of the feats was nothing short of surprising, as many fans took to their social media handle to express the same!
Rory McIlroy gets eclipsed by Tiger Woods
In a career in the game spanning 19 years, the 34-year-old managed to finish a total of sixty-five times inside the top-2 positions. However, there’s a catch: it numbers more than the total number of times he has missed a cut over 395 events, at 58. The word ‘impressive’ wouldn’t cut it when it comes to the 24-time PGA Tour champ.
But wait! What about the 15-time major champ? Well, that’s even more crazy. Over a total of 424 tournaments played in his career, the 48-year-old has a whopping 132 top-2 finishes over a meager 32 missed cuts. If the word ‘impressive’ wasn’t able to define McIlroy, then it would be even harder to do justice to Woods.
This is but one of the areas where the legend has left the Northern Irishman biting the dust. A report released earlier ranked the 1997 Masters Tournament champ above every other golfer in terms of his PGA Tour earnings, at a mind-boggling $120,954,766. He is followed at No.3 by the TGL partner at $80,095,557. McIlroy can’t seem to catch a break!
The amazing parallel drawn between the two veterans of the game did not go unseen. Many of their fans took to the internet following the discovery. The two wouldn’t have even expected the number of responses that came as a result of a comparison that was done without their knowledge, no less!
The Woods-McIlroy contrast breaks the internet
There were a lot of comments, ranging from fans taking sides between the two golfers to others just expressing their admiration for the pair.
