McIlroy swears at heckler in final round at US PGA
Rory McIlroy confronted a heckler during the final round of the US PGA Championship, shouting an expletive and urging security to intervene. The incident occurred while he was preparing to take a shot on the 16th hole, which may have affected his performance. McIlroy finished the tournament tied for seventh, five strokes behind the winner, Aaron Rai.
- ▪Rory McIlroy shouted at a heckler during the final round of the US PGA Championship.
- ▪The incident took place on the par-five 16th hole while McIlroy was preparing to hit.
- ▪McIlroy finished the tournament tied for seventh, five strokes behind the winner, Aaron Rai.
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McIlroy swears at heckler in final round at US PGA<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, McIlroy rues missed chances in final round at AroniminkByMike PeterBBC Sport journalistPublished13 minutes agoRory McIlroy shouted an expletive at a heckler who distracted him at a crucial moment in the final round of the US PGA Championship.The world number two swore as he told the fan to "shut up" and seemingly urged security to remove the spectator…
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