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The cause of Rory McIlroy’s food poisoning

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Perhaps you saw the AP report this morning that Rory McIlroy is suffering from food poisoning and missed the WGC-HSBC Champions Pro-Am.

“After hitting a few shots on the range, he felt pain in his stomach and decided to stop,” the report reads. (And good move to retreat to the hotel room, we think.)

Thus, the Ulsterman is laid up, acting out this scene from Parks and Recreation, hoping to be well enough to take on Sheshan International in Thursday’s opening round.

So, the question the golf world is dying to know the answer to: What culprit laid the No. 3 golfer in the world low?

Fear not, golf fans, we have the answer. The villain: a club sandwich.

Screen Shot 2015-11-04 at 7.28.55 AMAnd in an historic moment for professional golf: This may be the first time an elite PGA Tour player resorted to the use of the particular brown, smiling emoji pictured above.

Get well, Rory, and maybe the eel was the way to go…

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Ben Alberstadt is the Editor-in-Chief at GolfWRX, where he’s led editorial direction and gear coverage since 2018. He first joined the site as a freelance writer in 2012 after years spent working in pro shops and bag rooms at both public and private golf courses, experiences that laid the foundation for his deep knowledge of equipment and all facets of this maddening game. Based in Philadelphia, Ben’s byline has also appeared on PGATour.com, Bleacher Report...and across numerous PGA DFS and fantasy golf platforms. Off the course, Ben is a committed cat rescuer and, of course, a passionate Philadelphia sports fan. Follow him on Instagram @benalberstadt.

17 Comments

17 Comments

  1. marcel

    Nov 8, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    once Irish always Irish 😉 Rory 12 beers are not good for your stomach! 😉

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  2. Charlie

    Nov 5, 2015 at 8:11 am

    I find this article shallow and pedantic.

    – Peter Griffin

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  3. Poops McGovern III

    Nov 5, 2015 at 5:54 am

    He must have been squirting through the eye of a needle.

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  4. Desmond

    Nov 5, 2015 at 5:35 am

    Feel badly for Rory – but what’s worse is food poisoning and having to drive 2 hours, and having to stop every 15 minutes to find and run to a gas station rest room.

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  5. Jafar

    Nov 4, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    Just eat the rice Rory and drink cans of Coke.

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    • Jafar

      Nov 4, 2015 at 5:49 pm

      On second thought, maybe you should just bring your own Powerbars…

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  6. SM

    Nov 4, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    I guess you know what your pet tastes like, huh?

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    • ptat

      Nov 4, 2015 at 9:04 pm

      You wouldn’t know a putty-tat if it hit you in da face yo

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  7. FUW

    Nov 4, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    F U, WRX, what the heck does that stupid TV that nobody watches have anything to do with his food poisoning? Why don’t you grow up and stop with this pedantic writing?

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    • K

      Nov 4, 2015 at 12:40 pm

      Could help with betting. Calm down bud.

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      • SM

        Nov 4, 2015 at 4:35 pm

        I was about to read the article for serious news to know what really happened and we get bombarded with the teenage social-media type crap childish reporting about some show nobody watches

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    • Jafar

      Nov 4, 2015 at 5:48 pm

      Are you sure you used “pedant” correctly? It’s meaning is: a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

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