'He just needs some ice': Rory McIlroy hits dad with wayward ball at Masters - The Guardian

A smiling Rory McIlroy offered to “autograph a bag of frozen peas” for his father, Gerry, after striking him on the leg with an iron shot during the first round of the Masters.

McIlroy Sr walked away from the incident adjacent to Augusta National’s 7th green with a grin of his own.

Rory, from 180 yards away, realised immediately it was Gerry he had hit with an intended hook from behind a tree that instead held its line.

He didn’t limp away, he walked away pretty swiftly, so that was all right.

“He’s seen me sign plenty of stuff over the years, so I think that’s the least of his worries,” McIlroy added.