Rory McIlroy seems to confiscate fan's telephone in tense altercation

Rory McIlroy is on the centre of a weird viral video which seems to point out him confiscating a fan’s telephone at The Gamers Championship.

The four-time main winner is at TPC Sawgrass for the PGA Tour’s flagship occasion – which begins on Thursday.

McIlroy was competing in a follow spherical alongside Ryder Cup teammate Shane Lowry on Tuesday when he was filmed approaching a patron.

The Northern Irishman asks the spectator, ‘Let me see your telephone’ – and proceeds to take it earlier than strolling off.

The social media person who posted the video claims McIlroy hit a wayward tee shot right into a water hazard and the fan shouted ‘similar to 2011 at Augusta’ earlier than the incident occurred.

This could be a reference to the 35-year-old’s notorious collapse on the Masters – when he held a four-shot lead after 54 holes and shot 80 within the ultimate spherical.

And 14 years on, it stays a delicate matter for McIlroy – because the Inexperienced Jacket continues to elude him in his quest to win all 4 majors and full a profession grand slam.

It has not been confirmed by official sources what occurred earlier than or after the 16-second clip – and what turned of the telephone stays unknown.

The fan was seemingly stunned by McIlroy’s actions, freezing along with his hand outstretched and a bewildered look on his face.

McIlroy was not requested concerning the incident in his press convention on Wednesday – because the video solely started to flow into on-line afterwards.

The world no.2 received golf’s unofficial fifth main in 2019 and already has a victory to his identify on the PGA Tour this season.

Nonetheless, he adopted victory on the AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am with two disappointing performances on the Genesis Invitational and – most lately – the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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“It feels good,” McIlroy stated of his recreation throughout a pre-tournament interview.

“I would say even the 2 finishes post-Pebble have been virtually just like the worst that they may very well be.

“I completed dangerous on Sunday at Bay Hill. I completed dangerous on Sunday at Torrey Pines, as effectively.

“However the one factor I’d say is the turnaround in my placing from Torrey to Bay Hill was nice.

“I completed, I believe, fifth [actually seventh] in placing final week, so to see that flip round was actually encouraging.

“That is one thing for me to be actually inspired about going into this week, clearly, after which the subsequent few months.”