Rory McIlroy ‘looking more like Mr Bean every day' joke fans after revealing new look haircut ahead of Scottish Open
The Irishman
is competing at the Genesis Scottish Open this week, with action getting underway on Thursday.
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Rory McIlroy sported a new haircut at the Scottish Open
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Fans compared his new look to Mr Bean
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He got a feel for the course at the Renaissance Club on Wednesday and revealed a new haircut.
In a photograph shared to the official
It led to a deluge of comments from fans who compared him to
England
films, and Blackadder.
One said: "Rory low-key rocking the Mr.Bean cut…" while a second posted: "That's
Jonny
English."
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A third said: "He obviously asked the barber for a 'Mr Bean'"
A fourth said: "I didn't know we needed a 4th Johnny English
film
s, but I'm not mad at it!"
A fifth added: "Looking more and more like Mr Bean every day" and a sixth quipped: "Looks like
And a seventh commented: "Why's Rory made himself look like Mr Bean?"
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The Scottish Open will be McIlroy's first competition since finishing in a tie for sixth at the Travelers
Championship
last month.
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And he is looking forward to trying to regain a title he last won in 2023.
The world No2 said: "The one thing I would say about the last couple of weeks is I felt like I could detach a little bit more and sort of hide in a way.
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"Sometimes you need that to completely get away. I feel like this world of
golf
can become all encompassing if you let it.
"
"It has been lovely to get back and see some familiar faces, and is the first time back playing in the
UK
since what happened at Augusta, which is a really
nice
feeling as well."
He added: "I don't think I started out too well here, but I have learned how to play the course a little bit better.
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"Obviously I had that great finish in 2023, then played well again last year, so I am looking forward to getting out there tomorrow."
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