Golf fan shouts ominous five-word warning at Scottie Scheffler amid stunning Rory McIlroy charge at The Open
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Rory McIlroy was a man on a mission on day three at The Open
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One fan roared a five word warning at leader Scottie Scheffler
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Three birdies from his first four holes closed the arrears to within four of the leader before he dropped a bogey on 11 - more on that in a bit.
He responded with a sensational eagle on 12 and another birdie on 15 to move to -8, five shots behind Scheffler.
By that point, Scheffler was on -13 after an eagle and birdie back-to-back on seven and eight.
If the world No1 was not aware of the charging Masters champion, one fan made sure to remind him.
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After Scheffler had taken a shot, the fan piped up with "Rory's coming to get you!"
McIlroy showed plenty of skill to get himself into a strong position to challenge at Portrush but also enjoyed a slice of the bizarre.
When he shanked his tee shot wide right of the fairway on 11, he had unknowingly landed his ball ON TOP of another one that had been embedded into the ground.
So when he hit his ball, the second popped up at the same time, leading to
champion picking the rogue ball up and laughing.
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The commentators were aghast, suggesting "that has to be a first" while querying if he faced any sort of penalty.
And the clip of the odd moment went viral on social media, with fans echoing McIlroy's surprise.
Baffled Rory McIlroy hits TWO balls with ONE shot in incredible never-seen-before incident at The Open
One said: "Just when you think you've seen it all" while a second posted: "This was wild 😂 I've never seen it ever"
A third called it "Unbelievable !" while a fourth remarked: "
"Insane."
A fifth quipped: "beginning to believe that rory mcilroy has never played a normal round of golf"
And a sixth said: "I have never seen what just happened to Rory McIlroy. Never in my life."
McIlroy would recover from that bogey with a spectacular eagle on the 12th to move to -7.
But while it was a great start to the day for the Holywood man, his compatriot
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And speaking to media afterwards, he revealed that he had been dealing with a
Lowry explained: 'I haven't eaten today yet.
'I tried to get a protein drink down me after eight holes, and I felt like throwing up all over the place.
"Yeah, it's been a tough day, but I'm not going to make excuses. I played poorly today and obviously had a bad finish.
"Felt like I'd grounded out really well to get to -1 for the day after 13 and then bad shot on 14 and a bad break as well."
The illness - which has also affected his wife Wendy and daughters Ivy and Iris - led to him having a particularly early start.
He added: 'I woke up at 2:30 with cramps in my stomach. I know we have it in the house.
"Ivy had it a couple of days ago, Wendy had it yesterday. Me and Iris have it today. It'll be gone by the holidays next week.
'Honestly, every bathroom I went in and tried to throw up, I couldn't. It's just such a bad feeling.
"I think lack of energy towards the end maybe did me in. Look, I don't want to make excuses. It is what it is.'
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