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Rory McIlroy now on top of the world

Updated: March 4, 2012, 9:01 PM ET
By Kevin Maguire

It's not supposed to be easy, becoming the No. 1 golfer in the world. And on Sunday at the Honda Classic, it wasn't.

Rory McIlroy's ascension to the top spot turned out exactly the way it's supposed to happen. In his second attempt to claim the No. 1 ranking, the Northern Irishman had to hold off a hard-charging Tiger Woods -- who shot a final-round 62 -- to do it.

So how did McIlroy become the 16th player in the history of the rankings to be top of the heap? It's all about ...

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