Tiger Woods (left) and Rory McIlroy walk up the fairway of the 17th hole on Sept. 20, 2012, during the first round at the Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta. (Associated Press)
Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the fifth hole during the first round of the Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Tiger Woods, left, and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, shake after the first round of the BMW Championship PGA golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, left, shakes with Tiger Woods between interviews during the Pro-Am of the BMW Championship PGA golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Tiger Woods waves to the crowd after make a birdie putt on the second hole during the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Tiger Woods hits his tee shot on the third hole during the second round of The Barclays golf tournament at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. (AP Photos/Henny Ray Abrams)
Tiger Woods, right, and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland walk down the 12th fairway during the Barclays golf tournament at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. (AP Photos/Henny Ray Abrams)
Tiger Woods, right, shakes hands with Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland before the start of The Barclays golf tournament at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. (AP Photos/Henny Ray Abrams)
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have played in the same tournament 12 times this year, with McIlroy finishing ahead of Woods seven times. (Associated Press)
Rory McIlroy has won two majors — the U.S. Open in 2011 and the PGA Championship on Sunday— since Tiger Woods won his most recent major, the U.S. Open in 2008. They will be paired next week at the Barclays for the start of the FedEx Cup. (Associated Press)