University of Texas star golfer tossed from Players after heckling Rory

[BigJay]

Pretty funny

Practice round no less and Rory still went off on him, took the kid’s cell and walked away

Longhorn kid can play

Apparently referenced Rory’s back-nine meltdown on Sunday 2011 Masters

Star Texas golfer apologizes after heckling Rory

University of Texas golfer Luke Potter has apologized after he reportedly was removed from the grounds at TPC Sawgrass earlier this week for heckling star golfer Rory McIlroy.

www.espn.com

Here’s another story about it

Rory McIlroy mum on video of him taking phone from University of Texas player heckling him

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — 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 Univers…

www.counton2.com

 

[BigJay]

There’s a link of the incident somewhere but I couldn’t find it

 

[jjgold]

Kid was right
Rory a choke

 

[BigJay]

Kid was right
Rory a choke

The kid won a collegiate tournament the day before individual title for the first of his career. Also led the charge for the Longhorns to win the team title

Sucks he’s getting all this heat for this nonsense

Here’s Rory taking his phone. Can’t really hear the heckle

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1900306280482562435

 

[djefferis]

I get it - it is “unprofessional”

At the same time - your getting paid and pro athletes in other sports hear WAY worse.

Kid apologized and sent a letter to Rory, PGA commissioner and basically anyone else who felt slightly offended.

I think it’s a bit of overkill myself. He said he was wrong - and was coming off of a win himself. Should be a learning opportunity and nothing more. No need for Rory to have taken his phone - if someone with the tour felt he crossed a line - let a tour official intervene. As a player - your job is to play. Even if it’s a practice round - do your job and practice - leave security/crowd control to the people who are paid to do that job.

 

[jjgold]

never ever apologize a sign of weakness

 

[Tanko]

We all long for the days when pro golf allows heckling.

 

[BobbyFK]

I get it - it is “unprofessional”

At the same time - your getting paid and pro athletes in other sports hear WAY worse.

Kid apologized and sent a letter to Rory, PGA commissioner and basically anyone else who felt slightly offended.

I think it’s a bit of overkill myself. He said he was wrong - and was coming off of a win himself. Should be a learning opportunity and nothing more. No need for Rory to have taken his phone - if someone with the tour felt he crossed a line - let a tour official intervene. As a player - your job is to play. Even if it’s a practice round - do your job and practice - leave security/crowd control to the people who are paid to do that job.

I agree 100%. I think the only difference here is in golf the fans are so close to the players that it can make a difference but still no reason for him to act like this

 

[BMR Genie]

At least he got his phone back.

 

[jjgold]

You should be able to tee off on players