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Dave Stockton projects big 2016 for putting pupil Rory McIlroy

ORLANDO, Fla. –– Count Dave Stockton among those who expect Rory McIlroy to have a big season in 2016. Stockton, who has worked with McIlroy on putting on and off since May 2011, had no idea McIlroy was going in for Lasik eye surgery this week.

"In this day and age he shows himself in a photo (on Twitter) looking terrible," Stockton said. "I'm assuming he just did it so he doesn't have to wear glasses."

The McIlroy-Stockton partnership began after McIlroy's meltdown at the Masters and paid quick dividends when he bounced back to win the U.