The Northern Irishman had a moment rarely seen in golf on the 11th hole Saturday at the British Open, generating chuckles from the gallery.

Rory McIlroy’s third-round charge at The Open hit a bump in bizarre fashion on Saturday when he unwittingly performed a trick shot at the 11th hole.

Rory McIlroy's surge up the leaderboard at the Open Championship took a strange turn when he accidentally made a trick shot on the 11th hole. While sitting in a tough part of the course at Royal ...

McIlroy's third round at Royal Portrush featured one of the most bizarre occurrences you'll ever see on a golf course ...

English golfer John Parry hit the first hole-in-one at this year's Open Championship with a spectacular shot on the 13th hole at Royal Portrush.

Rory McIlroy's third-round charge at The Open Championship was derailed in bizarre fashion on Saturday when he unwittingly ...