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Published 09:31 24 Sept 2018 BST
Updated 10:28 24 Sept 2018 BST
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The video (below) shows the sheer magnitude of the crowds eagerly following Woods' every move.
McIlroy, who had dropped back significantly after giving back four shots on the front nine, walked towards the green with Woods for a while and the pair were caught on camera sharing a few words.
Following his victory, Woods was asked what the Northern Irishman had said to him heading up the last.
"And what Rory was saying, you know, Rory was just - off the tee, he was great, and then coming down (18) - between our second and third shots, he said, 'This is like Jack in '80 at Baltusrol'. "I said, yeah, I just didn't have the tight pants and the hair. But it was all good."McIlroy was referring to the epic scenes at Baltusrol in 1980, when Jack Nicklaus - followed by huge crowds - won the US Open after going winless for the previous two years. https://youtu.be/2WTxyjHR518 Woods insisted his celebrations - he simply raised his arms in victory and hugged his caddy - were not subdued in deference to the disappointed McIlroy. "No, it's not that," he said. "Whatever happens in celebrations just kind of happens. They're not pre-planned, or at least in my regard they're not pre-planned. Whatever the moment is the moment is." Woods, he said, would be flying out to Paris overnight with McIlroy. Both men will be competing against each other at The Ryder Cup this weekend. "Flying tonight with the guys, it's going to be fun," he said. "We're going to... I think we're all going to sleep well."
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