RORY MCILROY WALKED off the Palm Beach Gardens course halfway through his second round in the Honda Classic yesterday and blamed a sore tooth for the sudden withdrawal.
The World number one isn’t the first sportsperson to give an unusual reason for performing poorly and below we’ve rounded up some of the best excuses from down the years.
(This is an updated version of an article originally produced in November 2010)
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Broken baby toes and some of the worst excuses in sport
RORY MCILROY WALKED off the Palm Beach Gardens course halfway through his second round in the Honda Classic yesterday and blamed a sore tooth for the sudden withdrawal.
The World number one isn’t the first sportsperson to give an unusual reason for performing poorly and below we’ve rounded up some of the best excuses from down the years.
Jose Cardenal
Carol Gaudie
Damien Richardson
Eamon Dunphy
Johnny Weir
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Lighton Ndefwayl
Vinny Testaverde
Manchester United
Alberto Contador
Giovanni Trapattoni's Italy
David Haye
Steve Johnson
(This is an updated version of an article originally produced in November 2010)
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