The Rory McIlroy that blew up on the final day of the Masters in 2011 is long gone. The Rory McIlroy that has led the field at Hoylake a merry dance is supremely calm and collected.
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Case in point, this interaction with an unruly member of the crowd at the 16th. McIlroy hit a thunderous drive down the centre of the fairway, but was unhappy with something that was said from the crowd and let the stewards now about it.
'Him there, get him out of here to fuck. And I want four police men to escort him just for the fun of it.'
