Rory McIlroy, playing from a fairway bunker in a practice round before The Players Championship, caused a stir by taking the cellphone of a heckler/amateur golfer at TPC Sawgrass.

Rory McIlroy was asked twice about the incident involving a heckling fan at The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy made headlines before the 2025 Players Championship even got underway.

Rory McIlroy snatched a fan’s phone right out of their hands, and the story only gets more interesting from there.

Trailing by seven strokes heading into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, McIlroy regretted a club switch and sent for his older set.

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University of Texas golf star Luke Potter apologized after heckling Rory McIlroy from the sidelines of The Players at TPC ...

A Texas Longhorns golfer attending a practice round at The Players was removed following an incident with Rory McIlroy.

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PGA Tour superstar Rory McIlroy was seen taking away a golf fan's phone after being heckled following a tee shot at The Players Championship at famed TPC Sawgrass.