The Open LIVE: One of UK's 'greatest golfers' BOOED on first tee - LIV Golf fury rides
Rory McIlroy is making history at The Open this week - and he accidentally hit a historic landmark on the Old Course on his first lap.
The Northern Irishman is aiming to win his second Open Championship after lifting the Claret Jug in 2014.
He got off to a good start and the driver was working well into the fifth, where he smashed his tee shot to carry 286 yards.
With the dry conditions, the ball needed to bounce several yards down the fairway and give him a short shot into the green for the par-five.
But he was denied the full length of his ride after hitting one of the March Stones strewn around the Old Course.
Rory McIlroy is making history at The Open this week - and he accidentally hit a historic landmark on the Old Course on his first lap.
The Northern Irishman is aiming to win his second Open Championship after lifting the Claret Jug in 2014.
He got off to a good start and the driver was working well into the fifth, where he smashed his tee shot to carry 286 yards.
With the dry conditions, the ball needed to bounce several yards down the fairway and give him a short shot into the green for the par-five.
But he was denied the full length of his ride after hitting one of the March Stones strewn around the Old Course.
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