Tiger Woods has praised the efforts of Rory McIlroy after the Northern Irishman returned to the top of the world rankings in 2022.
The two stars have been prominent figures in the sport's civil war after LIV Golf's inception, teaming up to form their own virtual TGL venture in a bid to attract a new audience to the PGA Tour. But despite agonisingly losing out to Cam Smith in a Sunday shootout for The Open in July, McIlroy's game didn't seem affected by the saga.
The 33-year-old won the FedEx Cup for a third time and claimed a fourth Harry Vardon Trophy for Europe’s top golfer. And he finished the year as the world No 1, edging out US Masters champion Scottie Scheffler.