If you played enough golf like Rory McIlroy, you\u2019d think you\u2019ve seen everything that can happen on a golf course. If you\u2019ve watched as much golf as his fans have through the years, you\u2019d think the same. Wrong.<\/p>\n
During Saturday\u2019s third round of the British Open at Royal Portrush, the five-time major champ created one of the most bizarre moments in golf history. When he accidentally hit two golf balls. At the same time.<\/p>\n
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The unusual scene happened on McIlroy\u2019s second shot on the par-4 11th. McIlroy had appeared to draw a good lie in the rough, but what he nor anyone else realized is that his golf ball was resting right near\/on top of another golf ball buried in the grass. So when he hit his ball, the other one popped up into the air and to his feet.<\/p>\n
After McIlroy\u2019s approach came up short\u2014likely due to the double hit\u2014the stunned Northern Irishman picked up the ball and held it up for the crowd to see in disbelief. Let\u2019s show you what happened so you can see for yourself:<\/p>\n
Have you ever seen anything like this?! \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/kcryiPU0xv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Fried Egg Golf (@fried_egg_golf) July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cNever seen anything like that in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Same. \ud83d\ude05 pic.twitter.com\/rN3ycw1JO3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n What a wild scene. Fortunately for McIlroy, there\u2019s no penalty for that happening. Unfortunately for McIlroy, he still wound up making bogey on the hole, his first on a day when he\u2019s trying to make a charge up the leaderboard.<\/p>\n What??<\/p>\n Another ball appeared after Rory McIlroy played his shot from the Royal Portrush rough. pic.twitter.com\/8Ir1vvH5dO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n As for the extra ball? Rory tossed it back into the rough. So, there could be a fan search party out for that potentially valuable keepsake after the round.<\/p>\n UPDATE: Never mind, call the search off. This guy beat everyone to it:<\/p>\n This is Harry Bingham and he got quite the souvenir at the 11th at Portrush. When Rory hit from the right rough, a second ball emerged that must have been embedded near it. Wild stuff. @golfweek<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AEkcFBfF6u<\/a><\/p>\n