Intro:

Rory McIlroy, WGC-Cadillac championship, European Tour

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Rory McIlroy (talks about the hype for him in the Masters, the one Major he has yet to win):

"I think I'd rather have the questions because it's obviously a great position to be in going into Augusta and having it be the only Major that I haven't won it's not a bad position to be in. There's always excitement, anticipation and hype that surrounds Augusta every year I feel it regardless if I'm going in as the favorite or under the radar or whatever it's still it's the first major tournament of the year really the start of the golfing season for the general public, Augusta is the kick off really even though we've got some great events leading up to it for the general public that don't really tune in to watch golf that often Augusta's sort of the start of the season."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Rory McIlroy (on Padraig Harrington's win at the Honda Classic and how Paddy kick started great golf by several Irish golfers):

"I won the silver medal at Carnoustie when he won his first Open and then watching Birkdale and then Oakland Hills on tv when he won the Open and the PGA back to back that was very inspiring that was to see and I think that inspired a lot of not just Irish golfers but a lot of European Tour players as well give them the belief I know that it gave G-Mac a lot of belief that to do what he did at Pebble and it sort of had a bit of a knock on effect Padraig doing that and Macey and G-Mac doing what he did and then I did it and having Darren seeing what we were doing and he went on won the Open in 11 I think it's that's where it all started for us Padraig was the guy that sort of kick started that run of great golf by the Irish guys."