Rory McIlroy’s remark to golf rival at Masters left Shane Lowry shocked

Rory McIlroy made a cheeky remark that left JJ Spaun ‘harm’ after beating him in a play-off.

Rory McIlroy.

Rory McIlroy’s phrases lower the golfer deep (Picture: Getty) This text accommodates affiliate hyperlinks, we’ll obtain a fee on any gross sales we generate from it. Be taught extra

Rory McIlroy’s cheeky jibe at JJ Spaun was deemed “too quickly” after he overcame the American golfer forward of his Masters victory in 2025. McIlroy stands on the point of additional glory as he collectively leads at Augusta Nationwide heading into Sunday’s last spherical.

Previous to claiming the Masters title 12 months in the past, the Northern Irishman defeated Spaun in a three-hole mixture play-off on the Gamers Championship final yr, discovering the inexperienced on the seventeenth whereas the 35-year-old overshot and located the water. Simply weeks later, Spaun discovered himself in one other play-off on the Masters Par-3 contest, and McIlroy was swift to remind him of his expensive error at TPC Sawgrass.

Talking on GOLF’s Subpar podcast on the time, the American revealed how Rory’s remarks on the historically jovial occasion lower him to the short.

He stated: “[Rory’s] like, ‘Are you doing a play-off for the Par-3 Contest?'” I am like, yeah, I assume. And he is like, ‘Higher get the membership proper this time.’ That harm, that hit me deep. Shane Lowry was there, he is like, ‘F*****g hell, Rory.’

“So one thing to perhaps go and work on tonight and, once more, attempt to determine that out. I believe for me it is nearly holding my decrease physique shifting. If I can simply get my decrease physique shifting by means of impression, then that ought to type of repair it.”