After Rory McIlroy returned to the tee box for his second shot, he walked straight to the fan, with the club still in his hand and asked for his phone.

Golf superstar Roy McIlroy was spotted taking a mobile phone off a spectator during the Players Championship on Wednesday after claims he was heckled from the sidelines

Rory McIlroy admits he must have “a thicker skin” but he has long advocated for golf fans to be held to a higher standard after suffering his share of gallery abuse over the years.