When practicing for Thursday’s opening round of The Players Championship, a college golfer heckled the four-time major winner from behind the 18th tee box at the Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., course, with McIlroy later taking matters into his own hands — literally.

During one of his practice rounds leading up to The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass earlier this week, McIlroy was met by a

McIlroy shared the lead at various points at TPC Sawgrass but will instead head into the weekend just off the pace