‘What the hell are you doing here’ – Rory McIlroy amazed at who he bumped into in Borussia Dortmund’s Yellow Wall
‘What the hell are you doing here’ – Rory McIlroy amazed at who he bumped into in Borussia Dortmund’s Yellow Wall
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RORY McILROY ticked off a “bucket list” experience by joining Borussia Dortmund's famous Yellow Wall - before hitting a bit of a brick wall at the Desert Classic. McIlroy, who opened his bid for a hat-trick of titles by grinding out a two under par 70 said he had always wanted to taste the atmosphere of a Dortmund home game.
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So he decided to stop off on his way to Dubai when he saw German team Dortmund were playing Bayer Leverkusen last week. He said: “It was great fun, something I've always wanted to do. I've heard so much about the yellow wall and it was cool to experience it.
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“The atmosphere was everything I expected - 25,000 fans and me and a couple of mates were right in the middle of it. “It was insane, apart from Leverkusen going 2-0 up after five minutes, and holding on for a 3-2 win. But it was amazing to be there.
“Only three people recognised me - and they were from my mum's home town, Lurgan! I said what the hell are you doing here, and they said they could ask me the same thing.". McIlroy struggled early as he slipped to one over par through eight holes in his first competitive round in nine weeks.
But the world No 3, who started on the tenth hole at the Emirates, grabbed three birdies to breathe new life into his hopes of becoming the first European golfer in 25 years to win the same event three times in a row. He is five shots behind an unlikely trio of pace-setters Ricardo Gouveia, David Micheluzzi, and amateur David Ford.
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