Though both would likely never use it, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods might have an excuse for why they didn't win The Open earlier this year.
In an interview with The Independent that was published Sunday, Rory McIlroy revealed that he and Woods contracted COVID-19 just ahead of the 150th Open at St. Andrews.
"Tiger needed a rest on Wednesday. We had played two days of golf at Adare [Manor] and the plan was to play Ballybunion on Thursday. I woke up that morning feeling a bit achy but didn't really think anything of it," McIlroy said.