FootballRugbyCricketMMAGolfBoxingBetting
sport
Share icon

Share

Video: Rory McIlroy’s fake cousin gatecrashes match play and ends up on TV

Published 13:03 4 May 2015 BST

JOE
Video: Rory McIlroy’s fake cousin gatecrashes match play and ends up on TV

Homesport

It seems impersonating family members of famous sportsmen is a popular pastime in Ireland.

We've already seen Conor McGregor's estranged brother showing off his MMA skills in the wilds of Cavan, and now Rory McIlroy's cousin has cropped up on US national television. If you cut to 1:27 in the following clip you'll meet Jarlath Magee from Mayobridge, County Down, who gatecrashed the Cadillac Match Play in San Francisco by pretending to be McIlroy's relation. Needless to say, NBC fell for it...

Explore more on these topics:

feature-homepage

Ireland

Rory McIlroy