1:30 Rory McIlroy was part of a bizarre incident ahead of his second round at the abdrn Scottish Open, where a spectator came to the tee and took a club from his golf bag.
The four-time major champion was at the tee ahead of his 8am start time alongside Justin Thomas and world No 1 Jon Rahm at the Renaissance Club, when someone from the crowd walked onto the tee and towards McIlroy’s bag.
The spectator confidently strolled onto the tee and pulled off the distinctive dog headcover from McIlroy’s drive as he walked past the Northern Irishman, before taking another club out of the bag and walking away from the marquee group.
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McIlroy and his caddie, Harry Diamond, along with Rahm, looked on in disbelief as the spectator placed the headcover on the ground and started a routine as if he was about to hit a shot, before quickly being stopped by the starter at the tee.
The spectator handed the club back to Diamond as he was escorted off the tee by security, with the man also begrudgingly returning the headcover after a couple of attempts to keep hold of it.
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