Whatever happens over the next three days at Augusta, we know for sure that Rory McIlroy will not be Ireland's next dual-sport star. As the photo above, which was taken the night before his blistering 65 yesterday, McIlroy is no Aaron Rogers. That's not you throw a football, dude. And even if Rory had QB skills, the grannies on his block in Augusta wouldn't tolerate him, as Rory told Bill Plaschke of the LA Times.
And, believe it or not, dude, he prepared for this Wednesday night by doing something that is not allowed on this course, or, it turns out, even on his own block.
McIlroy and some buddies drove to a mall. They bought this strange thing known as a football. They went home and began throwing it in the cul-de-sac in front of their rental home.
"Sort of got into American football from being over here, and just wanted to learn how to throw it a little bit better," McIlroy said.
So, were you running some pass patterns, I asked.
"I don't even know what that means," he said.
Ah, but soon he learned about breaking off a route early. With darkness arriving and their voices rising, a neighbor walked out of her house and ordered the kids to knock it off.
"I was actually told off by the lady living across the street; we were making a bit too much noise," he said. "Had to cut it short."
