Golfer Rory McIlroy's 2025 has been quite eventful, but his golfing game got pretty strange for a second during Saturday's The Open round at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Island.

The Northern Ireland native picked up a ball from the thick rough, held it out in front of him and burst out laughing. While hitting a shot, he unearthed another ball.

Here's a look at how McIlroy scored in the third round of The Open Championship: McIlroy shot a 5-under 66 in the third round of The Open Championship on Saturday, July 19. Following an opening-round score of 1-under 70 and 2-under 69 in round two. He is now tied for fourth at 8 under par through three days of competition.

The opening round of The Open Championship threw up a number of major talking points, with Phil Mickelson and Jon Rahm both in the headlines for different reasons

McIlroy has used two caddies during his professional golf career. His first was named J.P. Fitzgerald, who he had on his bag until 2017. McIlroy then switched to Harry Diamond, who has been his caddie over the last eight years.

Justin Thomas claimed he hated Rory McIlroy for 18 holes when they were pitted against each other at the 2018 Ryder Cup, with the pair also being grouped together this week at the Open Championship

Rory McIlroy safely made the cut for the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, but he wasn't considered a legit contender. That all changed in the blink of an eye this afternoon. After carding a 2-under 69 in the second round,

Express Sport provides all the latest updates from the final day of The Open, with Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau among those chasing Scottie Scheffler.

Rory McIlroy's Saturday insanity at the Open Championship welcomed an unsuspecting visitor who experienced a few surprises along the way.