The cause of Rory McIlroy’s food poisoning

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8 years ago

Nov 4, 2015

Perhaps you saw the AP report this morning that Rory McIlroy is suffering from food poisoning and missed the WGC-HSBC Champions Pro-Am.

“After hitting a few shots on the range, he felt pain in his stomach and decided to stop,” the report reads. (And good move to retreat to the hotel room, we think.)

Thus, the Ulsterman is laid up, acting out this scene from Parks and Recreation, hoping to be well enough to take on Sheshan International in Thursday’s opening round.

So, the question the golf world is dying to know the answer to: What culprit laid the No. 3 golfer in the world low?

Fear not, golf fans, we have the answer. The villain: a club sandwich.

And in an historic moment for professional golf: This may be the first time an elite PGA Tour player resorted to the use of the particular brown, smiling emoji pictured above.

Get well, Rory, and maybe the eel was the way to go…

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17 Comments

marcel

Nov 8, 2015 at 8:03 pm

once Irish always Irish 😉 Rory 12 beers are not good for your stomach! 😉

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Charlie

Nov 5, 2015 at 8:11 am

I find this article shallow and pedantic.

– Peter Griffin

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- g
  
  Nov 6, 2015 at 8:02 pm
  
  Exactly!
  
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Poops McGovern III

Nov 5, 2015 at 5:54 am

He must have been squirting through the eye of a needle.

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Desmond

Nov 5, 2015 at 5:35 am

Feel badly for Rory – but what’s worse is food poisoning and having to drive 2 hours, and having to stop every 15 minutes to find and run to a gas station rest room.

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Jafar

Nov 4, 2015 at 5:48 pm

Just eat the rice Rory and drink cans of Coke.

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- Jafar
  
  Nov 4, 2015 at 5:49 pm
  
  On second thought, maybe you should just bring your own Powerbars…
  
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SM

Nov 4, 2015 at 4:33 pm

I guess you know what your pet tastes like, huh?

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- ptat
  
  Nov 4, 2015 at 9:04 pm
  
  You wouldn’t know a putty-tat if it hit you in da face yo
  
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FUW

Nov 4, 2015 at 12:21 pm

F U, WRX, what the heck does that stupid TV that nobody watches have anything to do with his food poisoning? Why don’t you grow up and stop with this pedantic writing?

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- K
  
  Nov 4, 2015 at 12:40 pm
  
  Could help with betting. Calm down bud.
  
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  - SM
    
    Nov 4, 2015 at 4:35 pm
    
    I was about to read the article for serious news to know what really happened and we get bombarded with the teenage social-media type crap childish reporting about some show nobody watches
    
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- Jafar
  
  Nov 4, 2015 at 5:48 pm
  
  Are you sure you used “pedant” correctly? It’s meaning is: a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
  
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  - Rafaj
    
    Nov 4, 2015 at 6:08 pm
    
    He means “childish,” like you, Jafar
    
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    - Jafar
      
      Nov 5, 2015 at 10:08 am
      
      Only children hide behind fake names….
      
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      - Jack
        
        Nov 5, 2015 at 9:02 pm
        
        I think he’s just channeling his inner Peter Griffin.
        
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        g
        
        Nov 6, 2015 at 8:03 pm
        
        Oh Brian
        
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