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Rory McIlroy talks about Tiger Woods' injury and absence from the PGA Tour on Wednesday.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Rory McIlroy:

"It will definitely affect the sport. I think golf is always better when Tiger Woods is in the conversation. And even though he's not playing, he's still in the conversation, I guess, but it draws more people to the game when he plays, when he's in contention, when he's winning. So, you know, we all have, you know, Tiger to thank for where the game is now, because, you know, he's brought TV ratings up, prize money up hugely from where it was before and he came on the scene. So, it's great to have Tiger Woods in golf, and even though he hopefully will only be out for a short while, it's always...it creates a bigger buzz when he's around."