Gary Player: Rory McIlroy can be better than Woods

Golfer Gary Player, who is 73 years old, gave a high prize to Rory McIlroy at the Masters. He described Rory McIlroy can supplant Tiger Woods as the world’s best player.



“Rory McIlroy, if he goes about it and is managed correctly, could turn out to be the best player in the world in his time,” said Player.



“This young man is brilliant. His golf swing is unbelievable and his theory side, his swing, is better than Tiger Woods.



“But will he have the body of Tiger Woods? Will this young man go to the gym at six o’clock in the morning? I don’t know. Will he have the intensity and all the other things that Tiger has? I don’t know.



“He’s an incredible talent and has excelled already at a very young age. I believe he’s a very nice young man too and I hope he goes from strength to strength.”



Player, a three-time Masters champion, claimed the equation between McIlroy and Woods was based on the 19-year-old’s swing, a marvel of minimal moving parts that has already drawn effusive admiration from Padraig Harrington and Jose Maria Olazabal.

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