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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lines up a putt on the third green during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Thursday July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after missing a putt on the second green during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Thursday July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays a shot on the 7th hole during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Thursday July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after playing a shot off the 6th tee during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Thursday July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays out of the bunker on the 18th hole during a practice round ahead of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Wednesday July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his putt on the first green during practice for the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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FILE - In this June 2, 2013, file photo, Tiger Woods, left, talks with Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, as they wait to hit on the 12th hole during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Few other American courses have the kind of history found at Merion. They have red wicker baskets, the symbol of golf club, though its origins remain a mystery. Equally mysterious to Woods, McIlroy and the rest of the stars at the 113th U.S. Open is Merion itself. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)