Heckler shows up Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson by sinking putt at Ryder Cup
So this is a ridiculous thing that just happened.
Per the PGA Tour's Ben Everill (h/t For the Win's Luke Kerr-Dineen), a fan at the Ryder Cup showed up some of the top pros in the game after criticizing their work on the putting green.
As the story goes, Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson were taking turns and failing to make a 12-foot putt during a practice round at Hazeltine National Golf Club on Thursday.
They tried the putt six times, per Everill, before an onlooking fan claimed even he could make the shot. McIlroy and Stenson took him up on the offer, and Justin Rose laid a crisp $100 bill on the ground by the ball as the stake. If he made it — the bill was his.
And then the fan, David Johnson of North Dakota, holed it in front of God and country:
Has the @rydercup started already?????? pic.twitter.com/s6EImcbnZv
— Rory McIlroy (@McIlroyRory) September 29, 2016
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
And then they hugged!
Fan David Johnson of North Dakota hugs Rory McIlroy of Europe after being pulled from the crowd and making a putt on the eighth green as Andy Sullivan, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson look on.
Golf is magical. Never let anyone tell you otherwise.
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