Ryder Cup 2012: Rory McIlroy is as good as Tiger Woods at his peak, insists Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal While Woods was telling the young Northern Irishman on Tuesday that being a marked man "comes with the territory," Olazábal was in danger of intensifying the spotlight on McIlroy with his favourable, if not ridiculous, comparison. Nevertheless, the brunt of the focus on the European team is falling on McIlroy, with former American captains such as Paul Azinger declaring "If the US can beat Rory, they win the Ryder Cup" and present-day players such as Jim Furyk saying: "Rory is a marked man at Medinah." For Woods, being targeted by the American team is all Mcilroy should expect. " It's part of being ranked No 1, it's part of winning major championships," said Woods. Davis Love denied that, as believed, Azinger had advised him to try to "find" McIlroy in the European order and put his hottest players against him. "Paul's given me a lot of suggestions but not that one," said Love. They have a lot of good players, so it's hard to target a guy. In this format, you don't know who is going to be their hot players or hot pairing.