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Tiger on Rory's PGA return: 'This is going to be tough'

Tiger Woods knows all about playing through pain at a major.

And though Rory McIlroy’s return from a torn ligament in his left ankle doesn’t register on the Tiger-at-Torrey scale, Woods is uniquely positioned to describe the challenges that the world No. 1 could face at Whistling Straits.

“Obviously, this is gonna be tough,” Woods said Tuesday at the PGA. “This is gonna be a tough golf course if you miss the golf ball a little bit. Even the walks, from tee box to fairway, they’re not straight. They’ve got a little angulation.