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Conspiracy! Did this man steal Rory McIlroy’s golf ball at the British Open?
A report in The Sun suggests Rory McIlroy’s efforts to rally at the British Open may have been undone by a greedy fan.
McIlroy’s drive at the par-5 15th hole went wide left. Efforts to find the ball nestled among the gorse was unsuccessful, and McIlroy ultimately had to declare the ball lost, en route to a bogey six that stymied his efforts.
Or were those efforts unsuccessful? Conspiracy!
Some intrepid golf fans sent The Sun video of what they allege to be a fan picking up McIlroy’s ball and putting it in his pocket.
The video shows the search for the Ulsterman’s golf ball. A fan enters the fame and finds something golf ball-like on the ground. He examines it and puts it in his pocket. Of course, it’s impossible to confirm that it’s McIlroy’s ball (if indeed it’s a ball at all), but an interesting theory nevertheless.
“That fella just found the golf ball! He’s not told him (McIlroy)! Terrible!”
Now, even if the fan did make off with McIlroy’s ball, it’s not like he robbed the Ulsterman of a victory. Birdieing the 15th would have left him three strokes behind Spieth still, who ultimately finished at 12 under par.
However, as The Sun points out, if the fan did put McIlroy’s ball in his pocket, he certainly took some money out of McIlroy’s pocket. The prize difference between third and T-4 (where he finished) was $204,000.
The Sun doesn’t allow embedding of their videos, so you can check out golf’s Zapruder film here.
Let us know what you think after examining the evidence.
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (1/16/24): Cobra Forged One Length irons
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Cobra Forged One Length irons.
From the seller: (@adamwittman): “4-PW, GW, lw. Nunchuk shafts. $350 tyd conusa.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Cobra Forged One Length irons
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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What GolfWRXers are saying about Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons
In our forums, our members have been discussing Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons which he has in the bag at this week’s CJ Cup. WRXers have been commenting on the switch and the clubs themselves in our forums.
For lots more photos, check out the full thread here.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- btyh: “Holy offset.”
- Glf_LU: “These are interesting. Not going to make a rush to judgement until I see them in person. It does look like a little more offset than I would expect to see in this model.”
- bcflyguy1: “Kisner is not one to make a lot of equipment changes (see the GBB driver he’s still using), so if these do have staying power in his bag that will be interesting to see. I have to wonder if there’s something different about his set, because like others have mentioned there appears to be more offset on his than I recall seeing in the samples I’ve had in hand.”
Entire Thread: “Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons”
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WATCH: PGA Tour players play hole blindfolded and it’s hilarious/amazing
As part of a Srixon campaign, four PGA Tour players recently participated in a three-hole challenge, with each hole being a different game; hole No. 1 was blindfolded, hole No. 2 was costumes and distractions, and hole No. 3 was alternate shot with a baseball bat. The teams were Smylie Kaufman and Sam Ryder against Shane Lowry and Grayson Murray.
Watch the full video below, since it is quite entertaining (albeit not the type of golf that Old Tom Morris surely had in mind), but in particular, make sure to check out the first hole where Lowry and Ryder play a full hole completely blind folded. It’s amazing to watch how badly Ryder struggles, and how Lowry nearly makes par.
What happens when 4 #PGATOUR pros take a day off?
Luckily, the cameras were rolling.
Watch @shanelowrygolf, @graysonmurray, @smyliekaufman10, and @samrydersu in #SrixonVS. pic.twitter.com/C4LJwQgmZ7— Srixon (@SrixonGolf) June 25, 2018
Cleveland-Srixon’s marketing department has been hard at work crafting these viral-esque ad campaigns; if you remember, former long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski recently dressed as 80-year-old Grandpa Jamie to fool range-goers. That video has since gathered over 1.2 million views on YouTube.
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dcorun
Aug 2, 2017 at 10:58 pm
He’s not even alone. The people all around him never noticed a ball at their feet. The guy in the shorts is literally standing on it. I would have looked down to see what some guy was doing crawling around under me.
Tom54
Jul 31, 2017 at 5:13 pm
Unless someone actually saw him pick up the ball, tough luck. They have provisions for just that if it’s actually happened. On the other hand, we don’t have hundreds of people to find our wild tee balls when we play. He hit a bad shot, way off line and lost it. He paid the price
Robert Parsons
Jul 31, 2017 at 11:39 am
Play it where it lies. Rory should take his 7 iron and hack away at that guys pocket! Hahaha
kennyboy
Jul 31, 2017 at 11:04 am
WTF that doesnt evn look like a ball thats just been put into play. Wasnt rorys time he will b back for certain.
Dave R
Jul 31, 2017 at 10:26 am
Fire him
JThunder
Jul 30, 2017 at 3:10 pm
Illiteracy strikes again! A conspiracy requires two or more people – you can’t conspire with yourself, you conspire with others. But another lovely ludicrous click-bait effort by wrx. Or more accurately the Golf Enquirer.
alexdub
Jul 31, 2017 at 11:01 am
Preach brotha!
AG
Jul 28, 2017 at 1:42 pm
So, a guy picks up something that may or may not be a ball that may or may not belong to Rory and suddenly its a conspiracy against Rory?
On a related note, does the Open go through all of heavy rough/gorse/fescue before the tournament starts and clean out all of the lost balls? If not, the odds are infinitely better that the guy just found a ball that some random golfer lost in that rough earlier this year.