Rory McIlroy lunches with Tiger Woods, says Woods Masters appearance possible

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Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods had been on the disabled list of late, so they had some time on their hands to get together and do lunch. You know, just two guys with 18 major championships between them noshing on some lunch.

McIlroy spoke about the lunch ahead of this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship, saying Woods was in “good spirits” despite the back spasms that forced him out of the Dubai Desert Classic after one round and prevented him from hosting a news conference when he hosted the Genesis Open.

“I think the good thing is mentally he’s in a good place,” McIlroy said in Mexico City. “He’s got other things in his life that he’s interested in and it’s not as if it’s just golf. He’s got other things and that’s great.”

Though Woods has other businesses, including a burgeoning course-design business, McIlroy, who returns this week from a rib injury suffered in South Africa in January, said Woods is trying to get back to competitive golf, even as his body continues to betray him.

“He struggled with his body over the past couple years and it’s unfortunate because it just won’t allow him to do what he wants to do,” McIlroy said. “It’s tough, but I know that he’s working hard to try and get back.”

McIlroy, who has said he was drawn to golf in part because of Woods’ dominance in his childhood, remains hopeful his hero can get back to some form of competitive golf, as he believes it’s good for the sport.

“However long it is that it takes him to be healthy enough to get out here and play, even if he plays eight to 10 times a year, that’s a bonus for all of us,” he said. “It’s a bonus for him, it’s a bonus for us, it’s a bonus for golf in general just to have him involved, show up, play the majors, play some of the other events that he likes and that he feels that he can compete at. I think golf is obviously better with him involved.”

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