What are the chances?
Rory McIlroy somehow managed to hit his father, Gerry, on an approach shot on the par-4 seventh hole during the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday. McIlroy, swinging with a 7-iron, tried to draw his shot around a patch of trees, and ended up pushing the ball into the crowd to the right of the green. That’s where his dad was standing. Gerry appeared to take the ball in the thigh — thank goodness it was just the thigh — and he limped away after the ball struck him.
McIlroy finished the hole with a bogey. Here’s a look at the shot.
Rory McIlroy’s managed to hit his own Dad at #themasters 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/4A2UGJqPW0
— Ryan Dilks (@dilksymatey) April 8, 2021
Fans tore into McIlroy for his rough open to the Masters, with a really brutal day on Thursday. He was +4 after 12 holes.
Rory McIlroy hit his dad with a golf ball 🤯 #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/dn9KsgGbub
— Yahoo Sportsbook (@YahooSportsbook) April 8, 2021
In complete Rory McIlroy fashion he has essentially played himself out of the Masters on a Thursday. Sad. #gorors #themasters
— Seth Knickrehm (@SethDKnickrehm) April 8, 2021
Oh no, it’s happening again @TheMasters for @McIlroyRory & already that #GreenJacket is slipping away. Come on Rors finish in style 🏌️♂️⛳️
— Gillian Johnston (@DunfanaghyGJ) April 8, 2021
Rory McIlroy must hate Thursday's #Masters
— Tyrone Marshall (@TyMarshall_MEN) April 8, 2021
@McIlroyRory breaking my heart at the Masters. A tradition unlike any other.
— Barry Martin (@brmartin75) April 8, 2021
Rory McIlroy is miles off it #themasters
— Marc (@MarcB2004) April 8, 2021
let's check in on #rorymcilroy at The Masters pic.twitter.com/UYhVIcHR0O
— Scott Hill🇨🇦 (@HillScottW) April 8, 2021
Of all the random things to happen on a golf course, a pro golfer hitting his farther has to be high up there.
