McIlroy Honors Woods, Mickelson at Masters Dinner

0:00On April 7th, Rory McAroy, the defending Masters Champion, plans to honor Tiger Woods at the annual Champions dinner, even though Woods is sitting. This went out after a DUI arrest near his Florida home last week. Woods skipped a gust of national and headed to Switzerland for treatment, while Phil Michelson is also absent due to family health issues. McAroy called it a shame, but wants to give props to both legends. He's hosting the dinner for all living past winners, picking the menu himself on the same day a new book about his life drops. The 36-year-old from Northern Ireland is chasing back-to-back Masters titles, something Woods last did in 2001 and 2000. 2. McAroy prays Woods and Michelson as two of the greatest champions the tournament has seen, saying they deserve acknowledgement despite not being there. Fans and insiders see this as a classy move from the guy who's become golf-steady voice amid all the drama. The book's author, Alan Shipnuck, thinks McAroy could step up as a mentor for Woods right

1:00now, noting their peers who could have real talk. Shipnuck even said Woods might swap lies with McAroy and a heartbeat healthy, happy, respected, despite fewer trophies. McAroy was mad at first about the unauthorized bio, but later laughed at the first chapter. That pulled dives into McAroy's battles with business beefs, the live PGA split, and his wild personal ride last year, filing for divorce from Erica. Stole, then reconciling quick to stay together for their five-year-old daughter, Poppy. McAroy's story keeps unfolding strong as he tees off this week.