Rory McIlroy made waves both online and in the golf community this week after taking a heckler’s phone at Florida's TPC Sawgrass during a practice round ahead of the Players Championship.

Rory McIlroy was interested only in his good start to The Players Championship on Thursday than discussing a heckling incident in which he took the phone of a University of Texas player who had heckled him during a practice round.

The University of Texas golfer was allegedly seen having his phone taken by McIlroy as he walked off the tee box