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Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods lose opening matches in Turkish Airlines World Golf Final

Image: Rory McIlroy: Nightmare finish against Matt Kuchar

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods both suffered defeat on day one of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final.

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Gave up

In regular match play McIlroy's seven at the 15th might not have been so costly, but the 23-yeard-old admitted he "gave up a bit" after going three strokes behind with three to play. "I was playing pretty well until the 15th, then hit a loose tee shot there and was messing about in the trees and making seven," said the world number one, who had not seen the course before. "Then I hit it into the hazard on 16 and was just trying to get the round done. I lost a bit of concentration, went a few behind and gave up a bit. "If it was a different format and a different tournament it might not have got as out of control as it did, but that's just the way it is. "But it's fine. I know what I need to do tomorrow. I need to go out and win both of my matches and see if that's good enough. In a way it could be a blessing that I'm not complacent and I go out and give it my best." Asked about the prospect of facing McIlroy on Wednesday afternoon, Woods said: "I have to take care of my match and we'll see in the afternoon. We have to both win in the morning. "We're the two highest ranked players in the world right now and it will be a fun match either way, but it will obviously be a lot better if we both win in the morning."

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