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GIF: Rory McIlroy nearly takes out defending champion Adam Scott

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Call it strategic, diabolic, or merely happenstance, Rory McIlroy is gunning for defending champion Adam Scott. 

[Courtesy - Adam Sarson

In actuality, McIlroy was just off target (to say it lightly) on the par-3 4th as Scott prepared for his tee shot on 5. 

(Just as McIlroy drew it up), Scott suffered his third bogey of the day and dropped to even-par on the tournament after nearly getting pegged by the wayward shot. 

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