Young Star McIlroy Faces Disqualification after School Boy Error

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Rory McIlroy, the young golfing prodigy from Portrush, Northern Ireland faces an anxious wait—to find out if he will continue the Masters tournament in Augusta.

After failing to get his ball out of the bunker at his first attempt, he rather innocuously kicked the sand in frustration, before continuing his round from there.

However, the problems arose when Augusta officials deemed McIlroy's actions to be "testing the surface of the hazard," something golf fans know is illegal.

McIlroy signed his card at the end of the round, not taking into account the penalty stroke accrued from the kick, and in doing so signed an incorrect card, which in any tournament is grounds for disqualification.

No official word has yet been recieved, but should McIlroy not be disqualified and is instead handed apenalty stroke, it is looking more and more likely he will miss the cut anyway.

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