AND University of Texas Golfer It was removed from the field on TPC Sawgrass during the training championship on Tuesday at TPC Sawgrass at the moment, which has since become viral on the social media in which PGA Tour Rory McIlroy star participated.
Luke Potter, junior in Longhorns Golf ProgramHe left viral after McIlroy approached him after it seemed that the young Golfer said something to the four -time main champion just after his ride entered the water on Rupa 18.
Although it is unknown what Potter said, McIlroy obviously didn’t like it, because he immediately turned and approached him. McIlroy then asked for Potter’s cellphone and took it.
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Rory McIlroy went to the seventh hole during the first round of players on TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Doug English/Florida Times-Union)
McIlroy started walking with Potter’s phone, seemingly looking for any video that he believed that Potter had taken at that moment.
Golf.com He reported that Potter referred to McIlroy’s 2011 masters, where he infamously had a fall during the last round on Sunday of that year, eventually shot at 80 and lost the Charl Schwartzel tournament.
While McIlroy watched Potter’s phone, the courses were reportedly fired from the course from the course. His phone later got him.
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“Look, I just made a mistake and take over the property for that,” Potter said, according to Golf Channelabout what happened to McIlroy. “I apologize for that. That’s all you have to say … it’s just a good learning experience. Yes, sorry.”
Potter rode high in his collegial career at the time of the incident, winning his first NCAA individual tournament because he won the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational in the Sawgrass Country Club. This course is very close to TPC SAWGRASS, where players are held every year.
John Fields, Potter’s Golf coach in Texas, also talked to Golf.com about the incident.
Golfer Arizona Luka Potter State Luka Potter over his journey on the seventh hole during the NCAA Championship match at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 30, 2023. (Imagine)
“He had no idea that what comes out of his mouth would result in that fashion,” Fields said.
“As for our University of Texas program, I mean, it is a shameful moment. He is especially sensitive to me, because our program was built at the respect of the game, and I would tell you that we normally train 18-22-year-old, and they always do not make a real call, which is my responsibility as a coach, and when they make a mistake, for a moment,”
McIlroy was not banned by the moment, however, because on Thursday the tournament began with the first round of 5 below. One is a goal from the leader, Lucas Glover, JJ Spaun and Camilo Villegas, who all ended 6 below.
However, McIlroy would not answer two different questions about the incident after his circle.
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Fields noted that Potter had sent a written letter of apology to McIlroy, PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan and others.
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