Parents’ attendance at sporting events is normally for supportive measures.
And while he might’ve been looking to give moral support for his son Rory, Gerry McIlroy proved a physical obstruction instead. In the opening round of the Masters, Rory was in the trees to the left on hole No.7 after his tee shot had skewed off line. And in his attempt to correct after his wayward drive, the Northern Irishman hit his second shot to the right of the green and into where the spectators were standing. Unfortunately for McIlroy, his ball hit the calf of his father — who was facing in the opposite direction — and rolled away from the green. Startled, Gerry looked back at the ball before limping away.
