And the double major winner was unperturbed as he laughed off the incident and was ice cool as he rolled in a 10-footer for birdie.
McIlroy is looking to move three-quarters of the way towards a career Grand Slam of majors at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake.
He won the 2011 US Open and the 2012 PGA Championship but is yet to win the US Masters or the British Open.
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