Rory On Freak OB Shot: "He could have headed it the other way."

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Deadspin has the video of Rory McIlroy "nearly decapitating" a fan, whose head sent the ball to an out-of-bounds no one knew existed.

McIlroy, who birdied 18 for a miraculous 67, took the incident in stride and even gave a clever quote according to Sportsmail Reporter's account in the Daily Mail:

Among those alongside Woods are four more major winners, namely Graeme McDowell, Ernie Els, reigning Masters champion Bubba Watson and Rory McIlroy - and that despite a double bogey on the 15th after his drive hit a spectator on the head, went 20 yards right and finished out of bounds by a few inches.

'He could have headed it the other way,' he joked before adding: 'The most important thing was that he was ok.

'I didn't realise there was out of bounds over there. I was shocked when I was told, but it's just one of those things and I thought I did well to keep my composure.'