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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with the Western Golf Association's J.K. Wadley trophy and the BMW trophy after winning the BMW Championship PGA golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., Sept. 9, 2012. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP
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Rory McIlroy hits his drive from the seventh tee during round three of the BMW Championship golf tournament in Carmel, Indiana September 8, 2012. Brent Smith/Reuters
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland (l.), smiles at Tiger Woods on the second fairway during the second round of the BMW Championship PGA golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., Sept. 7, 2012. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP
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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his drive from the fourth tee during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C., Aug. 10, 2012. Chuck Burton/AP
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McIlroy plays a shot off the 17th tee during a practice round at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club ahead of the British Open Golf Championship, Lytham St Annes, England, July 18, 2012. Tim Hales/AP
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McIlroy tees off on the 12th hole during the first round of the PGA golf tournament on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York August 23, 2012. Adam Hunger/Reuters
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McIlroy (l.) walks onto the 18th green during the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass., Sept. 3, 2012. McIlroy won the tournament. Michael Dwyer/AP
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Rory McIlroy (l.) looks on as a marshal helps secure his golf ball lodged in a tree during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at The Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, August 11, 2012. Mathieu Belanger/Reuters
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McIlroy holds the trophy after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass., Sept. 3, 2012. Michael Dwyer/AP
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Golfer McIlroy laughs while attending a golf clinic for children in New York, August 20, 2012. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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McIlroy (l.) talks with Tiger Woods of the US as they approach the first green during round one of the BMW Championship golf tournament in Carmel, Indiana September 6, 2012. Brent Smith/Reuters
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McIlroy lines up a putt on the third hole during the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament in Norton, Massachusetts, September 1, 2012. Dominick Reuter/Reuters
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McIlroy hugs his father Gerry on the 18th green after winning the US Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. Nick Wass/AP
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Tennis pro Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (r.) and her boyfriend, golfer Rory McIlroy, smile as they are welcomed to the Olympic Village ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Olympic Park on Thursday, July 26, 2012 in London. Alexander Hassenstein/AP
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McIlroy walks away after playing the 13th hole at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship, Lytham St Annes, England, July 19, 2012. Jon Super/AP
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McIlroy (r.) signs autographs during the Pro-Am tournament of the BMW Championship PGA golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., Sept. 5, 2012. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP
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McIlroy heads out on the 10th fairway during the first round of the BMW Championship PGA golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., Sept. 6, 2012. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP
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McIlroy wipes his forehead before teeing off on the third hole during the first round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Aug. 2, 2012, in Akron, Ohio. Tony Dejak/AP
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McIlroy hits out of a sand trap on the 16th hole during the first round of the PGA golf tournament on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York, August 23, 2012. Adam Hunger/Reuters
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McIlroy reacts to his victory after a birdie putt on the 18th green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C., Aug. 12, 2012. Evan Vucci/AP
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland kisses the championships trophy for photographers after the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C., Aug. 12, 2012. Chuck Burton/AP
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McIlroy lines up a putt on the 11th green at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship, Lytham St Annes, England, July 19, 2012. Chris Carlson/AP
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A woman walks past a mural of Northern Ireland golfer Rory McIlroy in the Holylands area of South Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 9, 2012. The mural was painted recently by local artist Danny Devenny which is hoped to be an inspiration to residents in the area. Peter Morrison/AP
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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy smiles during a press conference, during practice for the British Open Golf championship, at the Turnberry golf course, Scotland, July 15, 2009. Rebecca Naden/PA/AP
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McIlroy watches his tee shot on the fifth hole during the second round of the British Open golf championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes, northern England, July 20, 2012. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
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The PGA champion told 'Sports Illustrated' in an interview he should not have quit playing in the second round of last week's Honda Classic in Florida, no matter how badly he was playing at the time.
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March 5, 2013
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Rory McIlroy says he should have finished his second round at the Honda Classic, telling Sports Illustrated magazine that "it was not the right thing to do" to walk out after eight holes of his second round.