Rory McIlroy throws fan’s remote-controlled golf ball into water

[{"selector":"#anim-bb598b78-123b-401c-849c-e8e25c58c0a5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.254687386254172%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The BMW Championship has been an interesting week for Rory McIlroy.

[{"selector":"#anim-b3e21cf0-2966-48e6-b6e8-ecb870c34890 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-51.40235103473503%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] He had a triple bogey on Thursday while shooting 3 under.

[{"selector":"#anim-5340cc95-af44-453f-ba53-7ad313ea9f18 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.254687386254172%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] He added on hole 18 on Friday, finishing his round with a birdie.

[{"selector":"#anim-3991f9cb-4cce-453a-8481-7ea0633924f1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] On Saturday, he used a remote-control golf ball to play hockey before dropping it into a pond.

[{"selector":"#anim-9491de00-5c58-42ed-8b81-e0871d5f0904 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.2366070290016%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] On Saturday afternoon, McIlroy and Scott Stallings, another golfer, were standing on the 15th green.

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