Soo koob maqaalka:  Labada magac ee ugu waawayn Masters-ka todobaadkan waxay u tageen isla xubinta Augusta si ay uga caawiyaan xaqiijinta riyooyinkooda. Rory McIlroy waxa uu aaminsan yahay in Jeff Knox, oo ahaa horyaalkii gobolka Georgia ee ciyaaraha hiwaayadda, uu si ka fiican u akhriyo Augusta qarsoodiga ah ee uu dhigaayo ka badan qof kasta oo uu abid arkay. Jimcihii Knox waxa uu sameeyay laba gool oo cajiib ah markii uu ka jawaabey Tiger Woods oo ku baaqay in uu la ciyaaro wareega tababarka. Rory McIlroy waxa uu aaminsan yahay in Jeff Knox (bidix) uu si ka fiican u akhriyo Augusta qarsoodiga ah ee uu dhigaayo dusha sare. Knox waxa uu la ciyaaray McIlroy markii uu Northern Irishmanka ahaa ciyaaryahankii ugu horeeyay ee wareega sadexaad sanadkii la soo dhaafay. Marker Knox ayaa daawanaya goolkiisa tee shot ee godka koowaad intii lagu jiray wareegga saddexaad ee tartanka Masters 2014. Knox wuxuu ciyaaray ciyaar aan tartan aheyn oo uu la ciyaaray McIlroy markii Northern Irishman uu ahaa ninkii ugu horeeyay ee la saaro wareega saddexaad sanadkii hore. Waxa uu xitaa dhaliyay goolkii koowaad ee aduunka, isaga oo dhaliyay 70 gool McIlroy ayagoo dhaliyay 71. Laba usbuuc kadib, McIlroy wuxuu u qoray warqad uu ku waydiinayo in uu la tashan karo mustaqbalka. "In aan la ciyaaro Jeff, waxay ii ahayd farxad in aan arko sida uu u ciyaaro golfka", ayuu yiri McIlroy, isagoo raacaya wareeggiisii sanadkii hore. "Xaqiiqada ah in uu qoray wax badan ayuu ka sheegayaa Rory, waana sharaf in uu sidaas u hadlo", ayuu yiri Knox. Waan ku faraxsanahay inaan caawiyo. Waan ciyaaray si fiican maalintaas. Waxaan u malaynayaa inay taasi caawisay. McIlroy, oo sawirkiisa ku jira Arnold Palmer Invitational, waana kan ugu cadcad inuu ku guuleysto Masters-ka. Woods wuxuu halis ku noqon karaa McIlroy tartanka Masters ka dib markii la xaqiijiyay inuu ka ciyaari doono Augusta. McIlroy waxa uu ku guuleystay inuu dhoola cadeeyo kadib markii uu iska tuuray hogaanka afar xabadood maalintii ugu danbeysay ee Masters 2011.
Rory McIlroy iyo Tiger Woods waxay la hadleen xubin ka tirsan Augusta Jeff Knox. McIlroy wuxuu aaminsan yahay in Knox uu Augusta ka aqriyo si ka wanaagsan qof kasta oo kale. Knox wuxuu ciyaaray ciyaar aan tartan aheyn sanadkii la soo dhaafay McIlroy. Jimcihii, Knox waxa uu aqbalay wicitaankii Tiger Woods si uu ugu ciyaaro wareega tababarka.