{"id":433347,"date":"2025-02-19T11:46:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/?p=433347"},"modified":"2025-04-23T16:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:39:08","slug":"rory-mcllroy-snaps-at-heckler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/rory-mcllroy-snaps-at-heckler\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Rory Mcllroy Snaps at Heckler at Torrey Pines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the final round at Torry Pines for the Genesis Invitational, Rory Mcllroy reportedly snapped at a fan who shouted out to him \u201cBlame your caddie!\u201d\u00a0 Mcllory then snapped back and said, \u201cShut the f*** up!\u201d\u00a0 Now why did he snap like this, and why did that fan throw shade at Mcllroy&#8217;s caddie?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rory Mcllroy\u2019s Caddie<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The caddie in question is Mcllroy\u2019s long-time friend Harry Diamond.\u00a0 They met back in Northern Ireland when they were both kids.\u00a0 They often think of each other as family and staunch defenders of each other while not afraid to speak up to each other.\u00a0 Diamond only got his role by Mcllroy\u2019s side in 2017 after his last caddie left.\u00a0 Despite this history, Diamond frequently receives criticism because Mcllroy hasn\u2019t won a major since the 2014 PGA Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">McIlroy Heckler: What Happened At Torrey Pines<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the final round of the Genesis Invitational Rory Mcllroy struggled with a putt.\u00a0 He was lined up for a birdie and just missed it.\u00a0 This is when the fan heckled Mcllroy and said \u201cBlame your caddie!\u201d\u00a0 This of course struck a nerve with Mcllroy given his history with his caddie and is why he snapped back and dropped an F-bomb.\u00a0 This was reported by golf reporter Dan Rapaport in a live <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Daniel_Rapaport\/status\/1891201683767615585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1891201683767615585%7Ctwgr%5E770cd76e128b21f69c3f54a6ce960b4f581e5493%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.golfmagic.com%2Ftour%2Fpga-tour%2Frory-mcilroy-fires-back-hecklers-caddie-comment-during-genesis-shut-f&amp;mx=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> after it happened.\u00a0 He ended the tweet by saying, \u201cHe\u2019s got zero time for any Harry Diamond slander.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Please subscribe: Rory McIlroy confronts &quot;The Heckler&quot;, gets him ejected from Ryder Cup\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DoX7x53kMeo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Digesting the Fan&#8217;s Mcllroy Insults<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rory Mcllroy hasn\u2019t won a major since 2014.\u00a0 All four of his major wins were with his previous caddie.\u00a0 He has won plenty of tournaments in the time since then.\u00a0 Fans often suggest that Mcllroy might be able to up his game with a new caddie.\u00a0 Mcllroy disagrees and points to the victories he has had since 2017, most recently at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/2025\/02\/06\/rory-mcilroy-after-pebble-beach-victory\/\" target=\"_self\">Pebble Beach<\/a>.\u00a0 During a victory speech, he gave a shout-out to Diamond.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;I want to give a shout-out to Harry, he&#8217;s been with me every step of the way for the last seven years now.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He calls the criticism levied at his caddie unwarranted, he doesn\u2019t understand why fans are like this towards Diamond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rory Mcllroy is going to be sticking with Harry Diamond for the foreseeable future and doesn\u2019t plan on changing that.\u00a0 They have been best friends since childhood, Diamond was Mcllroy\u2019s best man, and they have been working closely with each other for the past seven years.\u00a0 Mcllroy will also defend Diamond until the end.\u00a0 To any fans who want to give Mcllroy caddie advice, he simply \u201chas no time for this Harry Diamond slander.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the final round at Torry Pines for the Genesis Invitational, Rory Mcllroy reportedly snapped at a fan who shouted out to him \u201cBlame your caddie!\u201d\u00a0 Mcllory then snapped back and said, \u201cShut the f*** up!\u201d\u00a0 Now why did he snap like this, and why did that fan throw shade at Mcllroy&#8217;s caddie? 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