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Golf: Rory McIlroy drive hits fan in crowd and breaks her phone in nightmare start at The Open

Rory McIlroy suffered a nightmare start at The Open on Thursday [Courtesy]

Rory McIlroy suffered a nightmare start at The Open on Thursday as he carded a quadruple-bogey eight on the par-four first at Royal Portrush.

The Northern Irishman, winner in 2014, walked on to the tee to huge roars but drove his tee shot out of bounds, hitting a spectator in the process.

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