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Golf-McIlroy still resents Olympics for forcing his hand

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Jan 9 (Reuters) - World number two Rory McIlroy has said he still resents the Olympic Games for forcing him to choose between Britain and Ireland and revealed that Tiger Woods sends him texts in the early hours.

The Northern Irishman, who agonised for years before opting to represent Ireland, ultimately withdrew from last year's Rio de Janeiro Games after citing health fears over the Zika virus.

The four times major winner told Ireland's Independent newspaper in an interview that it was a choice he had never wanted to make.