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13th Sep 2014

Rory McIlroy’s trousered tee shot – here’s the video of what happened in full

Nothing, it seems, can go wrong for the world's top golfer.

Tony Cuddihy

Nothing, it seems, can go wrong for the world’s top golfer.

Yesterday we showed you a Vine of Rory McIlroy embracing a spectator after a wayward tee shot on the 14th at the Tour Championship landed in the fan’s pocket after bouncing off a tree.

The world number got a free drop and went on to make par on the hole, as he finished his round just two shots behind leader Billy Horschel at the top of the leaderboard.

A full video of the incident has now emerged, with McIlroy saying afterwards: “That ball could have hit the tree and gone anywhere. I felt fortunate. I was able to take a free drop there and made par. I probably owe that guy more than a handshake.”

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