Xander Schauffele says he plans to “take down” Rory McIlroy at their next tournament.
McIlroy is the man to beat after completing the Career Slam by winning the Masters.
Schauffele said: “The times I think about competing against him, I feel like he’s gotten the best of me almost every time.
“Thinking back to Quail, I got the brunt of firing Rory McIlroy hitting it further and straighter than everyone, chipping and putting it better than everyone, and we kind of saw what that looked like in birdieing, I don’t know, what felt like every hole on the back nine.
“Looking back to China, played in a playoff against him. Lost. So I don’t really know any other heads-up moments that we’ve had.
“But he’s accomplished the Grand Slam which is big congrats to him. He already was but is going to go down as one of the greats that I’ve ever played again.
Any chance you can get to sort of take him down or have a go, it’s always a good time.”
