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"The arrival of some of the world's finest players is a rarity in this corner of Turkey.  But not as uncommon as the figures that appeared on a Rory McIlroy scorecard on day one of the World&amp;nbsp; Final. In something for a golfing quiz book, the world No1 was at a loss when trying to recall when he last went on a three-hole run that read: triple bogey, double bogey, double bogey. Or 7-7-5 in more blunt terms. Welcome to Turkey, Rory. McIlroy's uncharacteristic capitulation from the 15th tee meant inevitable defeat by Matt Kuchar in the first round of the inaugural playing of the event. It also meant a frustrating scenario for the tournament's organisers: one where the meeting of McIlroy and Tiger Woods on Wednesday afternoon is irrelevant in the context of the eight-man competition. The odds are also now stacked against McIlroy and Woods, who lost to the South African Charl Schwartzel on Tuesday, together progressing from their group to the last four. That, needless to say, did not form part of the grand plan when the medal matchplay format of the World Final was devised. \"There we are all-square with four to go, he hits it right and makes triple-bogey,\" said Kuchar. \"I go three up with three to go and I think both of us lost a little interest at that point.\" The American bettered McIlroy's 76 by six strokes. McIlroy did not disagree with his opponent's assessment, albeit he did not seem overly upset by the result. \"That was the match basically,\" the Northern Irishman said of his seven on the 15th. \"I lost a bit of concentration, went a few behind and gave up a bit. \"To go from level to three behind with three to play, then you hit your tee shot left on 16 into the water hazard as well, you resign yourself to losing and getting yourself ready for the next two matches. It could be a blessing, that I'm not going to be complacent. I will go out there and give it my best.\" In his defence &amp;ndash; or in highlighting how seriously he is taking things &amp;ndash; McIlroy had his first glance of the Sultan Course on Tuesday morning. Not even the appearance of his girlfriend, the tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, for all of 18 holes could boost the McIlroy cause. Woods's 70 was one shot more than Schwartzel, with the 36-year-old also racking up a seven, this time on the par\u2011four 9th. \"You don't see Tiger do things like that very often,\" the 2011 US Masters winner said.&amp;nbsp;\"That took me from one behind to two ahead.\" As was permitted, Lee Westwood donned shorts &amp;ndash; as did Kuchar, Schwartzel and Hunter Mahan &amp;ndash; for his one-shot victory over Webb Simpson. In the day's other match, Justin Rose fared four strokes better than Mahan. Decent crowds and favourable weather marked the start of this event but there was a shred of embarrassment, too, for its organisers. A principal aim of the World Final, after all, is to portray Turkey's ability to host prominent events in a positive light with its bid for the 2020 Olympics in mind. Ahmet Agaoglu, the president of the Turkish Golf Federation, has been accused of assaulting a local reporter amid a skirmish on the 1st tee before Woods's match. Agaoglu disputes a report in Turkey that he headbutted the reporter and broke his glasses, instead describing the somewhat tawdry affair as a pushing match. Woods and Schwartzel were blissfully unaware of the minor fracas. \"They [the press] had been warned by the security guards a couple of times to pull back,\" Agaoglu said. \"They resisted the guards. I said: 'Please get back and don't resist the guards.' He said: 'Who are you' and 'we can go here' and pushed me in the chest. It is just a reaction when someone pushes you &amp;ndash; you push them back. Unluckily, there was something behind him and he stumbled. I didn't hit him and I didn't headbutt him.\" McIlroy and Woods must summon a different kind of fight for their meeting to prove meaningful. This article was written by Ewan Murray in Antalya, for The Guardian on Tuesday 9th October 2012 20.09 Europe/London    guardian.co.uk &amp;copy; Guardian News and Media Limited 2010  &amp;nbsp;  image: &amp;copy; Ed McDonald"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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