World No 1 Rory McIlroy has played down talk of rivalry between himself and 14-time major winner Tiger Woods at this week's inaugural eight-man World Golf Final in Turkey.

Ryder Cup winner McIlroy and world No 2 Woods are the biggest names in a field which includes five of the world's top 10. The lowest-ranked player is 2011 US Masters champion Charl Schwartzel at 30th.

McIlroy and Woods are grouped together and could reach the semifinals and potentially meet in Friday's final.