Rory McIlroy has done it again. A couple of months removed from the absurd bunker-busting chip-in on the 72nd hole of the Masters, McIlroy splashed in another at the Old Course on Saturday – this time for eagle and the outright lead (albeit briefly).
The hole-out sent Golf Twitter into pure, unadulterated rapture, with the gifs pouring in thick and the illicit screengrabs fast. And while there’s a lot of golf left to be played, it’s safe to say that Rory has already etched his name on the Claret Jug in our hearts.
Here’s the moment, followed by the social media reaction:
Rory McIlroy takes the lead in style!!!#The150thOpen
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 16, 2022
GOD HELP ME I BELIEVE AGAIN
— Shane Ryan (@ShaneRyanHere) July 16, 2022
— Chris Chaney (@Wrong_Fairway) July 16, 2022
Press room erupts in applause after Rory's hole-out. I couldn't care less. This entire island is willing this man to victory. Golf gods n' shit. It's his week. Gotta be?!
— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) July 16, 2022
My heart.
— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) July 16, 2022
— D.J. Piehowski (@DJPie) July 16, 2022
I can only describe the sound of that bunker thump as totally and 100 percent sexual. My goodness.
— Shane Bacon (@shanebacon) July 16, 2022
RORRYYYYYYYYY COMINNNNNNNN pic.twitter.com/3CQCXgCNRh
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) July 16, 2022
Rory’s got the look pic.twitter.com/TgB8Gz4r8u
— Two Inches Short (@TwoInchesShort) July 16, 2022
Perhaps you’re the Scully to Golf Twitter’s Mulder. Perhaps not even a hole-out eagle from Europe’s prodigal son at THE HOME OF GOLF
is enough to make you believe. We get it. You’ve been here before. You’ve been hurt. You vowed to never let it happen again. But if you won’t open your heart to the possibility, perhaps we can tempt your brain with the coldest of cold, hard stats:
Last Saturday eagle for Rory at #TheOpen came in 2014, if you like large-bird statistical parallels
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) July 16, 2022
It’s happening, people. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not.
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