Rory McIlroy, Charles Barkley.
Getty Images (2)Professional golf player Rory McIlroy king Charles Barclay Mulligan asked after asking a question about McIlroy's eating habits on the course.
McIlroy (35 years old) cooperated with Scotty Scheffler For battle Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in Confrontationan 18-hole exhibition match that was broadcast live on TNT and TBS from Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas.
Before the start of the match, Barkley (61 years old) McIlroy asked a question From the studio as the Irish golf star walked down the aisle.
“I noticed you're snacking right now,” Barclay said. “How much do you eat on a regular tour?”
Even the best golfers in the world have bad days sometimes. During his final round at the PGA Memorial Championship in Dublin, Ohio on Sunday, June 9, Rory McIlroy powered the car off the fairway and straight into the water. In response, McIlroy (35 years old) threw his club back in disgust and almost hit a photographer who was standing (…)
“Not quite like you, Chuck,” McIlroy replied without hesitation.
Barkley let out a good-natured laugh and told McIlroy: “Well, I'm on a diet!”
Last year, Barkley revealed that He has lost 65 pounds After he combined diet and exercise with Mongaro, an FDA-approved diabetes drug that helps with weight loss.
The ribbing between McIlroy and Barkley mostly won plaudits from viewers at home. ““They make a good team,” one fan wrote via X, while another said: “These are the things we get along with.”
Rory McIlroy.
Andrew Reddington/Getty ImagesHowever, not everyone thought McIlroy's joke was funny. “Rory's a bit immature, don't you think?” one person commented.
In August 2023, Barkley and McIlroy joked about the former NBA star losing weight after facing each other in the Tour Championship.
“My doctor told me there aren't any old people who are fat,” Barkley told McIlroy in a video. Published via X By CBS. “He told me to get my fat ass.”
As for Tuesday night's showdown, McIlroy and Schaeffler, 28, who were representing the PGA, easily defeated DeChambeau, 31, and Koepka, 34, who were representing the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
Rory McIlroy has joked that the only thing stopping Scottie Scheffler from winning the US Open this week could be another violation of the law. Schaeffler, the world's No. 1 golfer, was arrested last month before his second round at the PGA Championship in an incident that stunned the sports world. Schaeffler, 27 years old, was the ultimate (…)
McIlroy's win came shortly after the three-time major champion unmasked him I planned to play a lighter schedule During the upcoming 2025 season.
“There are a few tournaments I played this year that I don't normally participate in and I may not participate in next year,” McIlroy said. Telegraph In November.
He added: “At this stage of my career… I am 35 years old and I have been here for 17 or 18 years, so I will go to places that I enjoy and where I play well.” Look, I've done the hard work, I've done this kind of 25 to 30 events a year. And I'm not getting younger.
The announcement came after a turbulent year for McIlroy off the track. In May, McIlroy I filed for divorce From his wife, Erica Stollafter seven years of marriage. However, McIlroy I refused to divorce Less than a month later, the couple, who share daughter Poppy, are still together.
