Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods had memorable weeks at the 150th Open for very different reasons – but it could have been oh-so different after the World No 1’s frank revelation If there’s one memory everyone has from The Open in July – aside from Rory McIlroy and Cameron Smith’s epic dual for the Claret Jug – it was that iconic moment where Tiger Woods stepped over the Swilcan Bridge for what looks to be his last time in the final major of the year. Well, it turns out we may nearly have never seen either of these moments at all, as McIlroy has now revealed he gave Tiger Covid just one week before The Open got underway. In a stunning admission, the Northern Irishman has exposed he and Woods tested positive for the virus after playing in the JP McManus Pro-Am – the tournament they paired up for at Adare Manor. “We had played two days of golf at Adare and the plan was to play Ballybunion on Thursday,” McIlroy told the Sunday Independent. “I woke up that morning feeling a bit achy but didn’t really think anything of it. “JP gave us his chopper and we went down
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Rory McIlroy's amazing Open confession: 'I've given Tiger Woods Covid!'
