Rory McIlroy mum on video of him taking phone from University of Texas player heckling him

Rory McIlroy watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris O'Meara]
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy was interested only in his good start to The Players Championship on Thursday than discussing a heckling incident in which he took the phone of a University of Texas player who had heckled him during a practice round.
Luke Potter won the Hayt Collegiate Tournament on Monday, leading the Longhorns to victory at Sawgrass Country Club across the street from the TPC Sawgrass.
According to Golf.com, Potter and some teammates were watching a practice round the next day when McIlroy and Shane Lowry came to the 18th tee. McIlroy pulled his tee shot into the water, and Potter took a dig by reminding him of a hooked drive McIlroy hit in the 2011 Masters during his final-round meltdown.
McIlroy was asked after his 67 if he could be asked about the incident.
“No, you can’t,” McIlroy said.
Potter, contacted by GolfChannel.com, apologized.
Potter is No. 60 in the world amateur ranking.
Fields told golf.com it was “an embarrassing moment” for the program.
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