Standing behind the 18th tee box with a teammate, Potter watched as McIlroy rinsed his tee shot, and then, as first reported by Golf.com and confirmed by GolfChannel.com, Potter heckled McIlroy with a reference to the 2011 Masters.

It’s not so much that it happened but that it keeps happening, and that golf desperately needs to stop it from happening again. The Players Championship has begun, but the talk at TPC Sawgrass is a viral confrontation between four-time major champion Rory McIlroy and a spectator.

Rory McIlroy has been known to take some sharp U-turns on his opinions over the last few years, particularly as it relates to the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. He was willing to state another position Wednesday as strong as any. He is not playing the PGA Tour Champions when he turns 50.