Don’t see this very often—if ever.
On Royal Portrush’s par-4 11th, Rory McIlroy sliced his tee shot. Then, when the Northern Irishman hit his approach, a second ball popped out immediately after making contact with his.
It looked like a magic trick.
"I honestly don't know [what happened]," McIlroy said after his round. "That is the most
weird, ridiculous thing I've ever seen. Then my ball came out really weird and spinny. Yeah, just so strange."
Watch it. Watch it again. pic.twitter.com/I48KVCk80b
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2025
McIlroy picked it up, perplexed by what just happened, with his several chuckles from his hometown gallery.
The world No. 2 bogeyed the hole, but gained two strokes back on the par-5 12th with a 56-foot eagle putt.
Rory McIlroy gets the home crowd ROARING with a 56-foot eagle putt! ⚡️😤
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 19, 2025
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