As McIlroy and Scott Stalling approached the 15th green at Wilmington Country Club, the television broadcast spotted a stray ball on the green and a man standing metres away with an object in his hands.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> Ricciardo's defiant message as F1 axing looms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Shameful' Tigers finally hit 'rock bottom'<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> MotoGP star hospitalised after huge crash<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n McIlroy could only stare blankly at the errant spectator, while it became clear the man was controlling the ball with a remote, making it roll around the green.<\/p>\n He seemed desperate to impress the Irishman but McIlroy – understandably – was simply fuming the incident was being allowed to unfold with no intervention from security or other officials.<\/p>\n As the ball rolled around, McIlroy used his putter to pull it towards him, and then picked it up and – to a loud cheer from the crowd – hurled it into the water trap neighbouring the green.<\/p>\n Security and officials then realised what was happening, and moved to escort the man away from the green and the players.<\/p>\n McIlroy finished the BMW Championship tied eighth. His playing partner Stallings was runner-up at the $15 million event, won by American Patrick Cantlay, while Aussie Adam Scott<\/a> tied for fifth.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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