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           <title><![CDATA[Why McIlroy should 'enjoy every minute' of The Masters without extra pressure]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon believes Rory McIlroy will enjoy every minute of his title defence at The Masters and insists there is no extra pressure on him to replicate last year's "spectacular" win at Augusta National. ]]></description>
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           <title><![CDATA[Stars aligning for Rory? Why McIlroy should be favourite over Scheffler]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon believes Rory McIlroy has the edge over defending champion Scottie Scheffler as favourite to claim major glory at The Masters this week, <em>live on Sky Sports. </em>]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[How does Scheffler compare to Woods after another Masters win?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Heading into last week, Tiger Woods stood alone as the only golfer to have won The Masters and The Players Championship &#8211; the men's game's unofficial 'fifth major' &#8211; in the same year. Now, he has company.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:45:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Butch's Masters message to McIlroy: 'Just go and be Rory!']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon has urged Rory McIlroy to &#8220;relax and play golf&#8221; if he&#8217;s to end his major drought and complete the career Grand Slam at The Masters.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Harmon: Rahm to LIV may actually lead to harmony in golf]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon has labelled Jon Rahm's multi-million-pound move to LIV Golf as "a major coup", but one that may actually be the catalyst for harmony in the game.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Harmon: Fowler victory 'good for golf' | What next for Rickie?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[When Rickie Fowler ended a 1,610-day wait for a PGA Tour victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, there would have been fewer people happier than Butch Harmon.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/28431/12914500/butch-harmon-why-rickie-fowlers-pga-tour-win-means-more-than-past-major-successes-with-others</link>
           <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 11:15:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['Rahm will become one of best players golf has seen']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[New Masters champion Jon Rahm will go on to be one of golf's all-time greats after harnessing the anger of his early years, says major-winning coach Butch Harmon.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 01:30:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Butch: Augusta made for McIlroy | 'Tiger is going to surprise']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon believes Rory McIlroy can live up to his billing as pre-tournament favourite and finally complete the career Grand Slam with victory at The Masters. ]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/28431/12850905/the-masters-butch-harmon-backs-rory-mcilroy-to-impress-and-tiger-woods-to-surprise-at-augusta</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 06:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Butch: 'Tiger-esque' from Scheffler | McIlroy to win a major this year]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Scottie Scheffler's dominant performance at The Masters in his first major victory was reminiscent of Tiger Woods' displays earlier in his career, according to Butch Harmon.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/28431/12587793/the-masters-butch-harmon-on-tiger-woods-esque-win-for-scottie-scheffler-and-rory-mcilroys-major-hopes</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Tiger focus can work in McIlroy's favour | 'A wide-open Masters']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Could the pre-tournament focus on Tiger Woods help Rory McIlroy&#8217;s Grand Slam chances? Who will impress at Augusta National? Butch Harmon looks ahead to the opening men&#8217;s major of the year&#8230;]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 06:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[How close is Tiger to a Masters comeback?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Will Tiger Woods tee it up at The Masters this week? With still no official confirmation on whether Woods intends to return to competitive action at Augusta National, Butch Harmon assesses whether we&#8217;ll see the 15-time major champion make his latest major comeback&#8230;]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Butch: US team is the Ryder Cup star]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Three years on from a chastening Ryder Cup defeat to Europe at Le Golf National which resulted in an unhappy fallout among players, Butch Harmon assesses what went right for a dominant USA team at Whistling Straits. ]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Butch: Ryder Cup not over yet, remember Medinah?]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Team USA may have their largest lead in a Ryder Cup since 1975, but Butch Harmon is wary of a repeat of the Miracle at Medinah and will not write off Europe's chances of a historic comeback.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/28431/12418397/ryder-cup-2020-after-getting-it-wrong-at-medinah-butch-harmon-refuses-to-write-off-europes-comeback-chances</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['Wrong to make USA heavy Ryder Cup favourites']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Could this year's Ryder Cup be one of the closest in recent history? Butch Harmon looks ahead to what could be a week to remember at Whistling Straits.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/28431/12415645/ryder-cup-2020-why-its-wrong-to-make-team-europe-such-big-underdogs-against-team-usa</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:55:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Butch: Bryson won't be a factor at Masters]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon explains why he thinks Bryson DeChambeau is unlikely to be a contender to win the Green Jacket in the 85th Masters...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/28431/12268605/the-masters-bryson-dechambeau-unlikely-to-contend-at-augusta-national-says-butch-harmon</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:34:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Rory under the radar, but DJ is Masters favourite]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon assesses Rory McIlroy's hopes of completing golf's career Grand Slam at The Masters and looks at whether Dustin Johnson can defend his title. ]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/28431/12266826/butch-harmon-rory-mcilroy-under-the-radar-for-the-masters-but-dustin-johnson-is-the-favourite</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:41:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[DJ 'the closest we've seen to Tiger']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon piles praise on Dustin Johnson after his record-breaking win at The Masters and draws comparison between the world No 1 and when Tiger Woods was at his dominant best...]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/28431/12133656/masters-champion-dustin-johnson-draws-tiger-woods-comparison</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Bryson at Augusta 'like a young Tiger']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon reflects on reports of Bryson DeChambeau's recent practice round at Augusta National and looks at the conditions facing the players at The Masters. ]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/28431/12128729/the-masters-butch-harmon-on-similarities-with-bryson-dechambeau-plan-and-a-young-tiger-woods</link>
           <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Butch: US Open will only get harder]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon gives his verdict on the course set-up at Winged Foot for the US Open and looks at how conditions will change over the weekend.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 07:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['Golfers will ruin careers trying to be Bryson']]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Butch Harmon reflects on Bryson DeChambeau&#8217;s recent error at the Memorial and Tiger Woods&#8217; battle for fitness, plus gives his verdict on The Open For The Ages. ]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2020 15:57:00 BST</pubDate>
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