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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- The smell of turpentine takes Rory McIlroy back to his roots.
At the golf course where McIlroy grew up in Northern Ireland, there were certain times of the day when juniors were not allowed to play. So the 6-year-old would hang out in a tiny room behind the counter at Holywood Golf Club and pester Michael Bannon, the pro who taught him the game.
''There were vices and grips and all that sort of stuff,'' McIlroy said. ''I would hang out in the back of the shop and just torment him all day until I could go out and play again.