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McIlroy's Nervous Flop Shot Over Tiger Woods
10 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Rory McIlroy attempted a flop shot over Tiger Woods during a TaylorMade event.
- McIlroy expressed nervousness about potentially injuring Woods.
- The event featured golfers testing new TaylorMade equipment prototypes.
Rory McIlroy recently participated in a TaylorMade content shoot, where he confessed to feeling extremely nervous while attempting a flop shot over Tiger Woods. The Masters champion expressed his concern, stating he didn't want to aggravate Woods's existing injuries from recent surgeries.
During the event in Jupiter, Florida, golfers tested new TaylorMade equipment, including prototype drivers for 2026. McIlroy's risky shot, intended partly as practice for an upcoming exhibition, humorously highlighted Woods's resilience, with McIlroy joking that his friend 'lived another day.'
This TaylorMade event also included other brand ambassadors and precedes McIlroy's participation in the Optum Golf Channel Games, a unique exhibition match against Scottie Scheffler featuring various challenges designed to entertain golf fans.
