Oh god,” Rory McIlroy gasped as his ball fizzed a little higher than he anticipated. But then he burst into laughter, “I was on the golf ball!” The baffling moment on the 11th saw his second shot connect barely millimeters above a buried old golf ball,

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Rory McIlroy is looking to win a sixth major title and first Open Championship since 2014 this weekend, but the Northern Irishman faced a remarkable moment on the 11th that left him flabbergasted