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Rory McIlroy and Billy Horschel talking golf swing is music to our ears

Cameron Jourdan
USA TODAY Sports
Sept. 7, 2023, 9:41 a.m. ET
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks on as Billy Horschel of the United States tees off on the 11th hole during Day One of the Horizon Irish Open at The K Club on September 07, 2023 in Straffan, Ireland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

Some of the best golf television is not when the commentators are speaking, but when the golfers are discussing shots with their caddies or talking with each other.

That was no different Thursday during the first round of the Horizon Irish Open, where Rory McIlroy, the 2016 champion of the event at The K Club, and Billy Horschel were caught discussing the golf swing walking off a tee box.

At the beginning of the clip, McIlroy, ranked second in the world, stopped while walking off a tee box to act out a swing thought Horschel was describing. Then the latter talked about the feel in his golf swing and more, with the duo providing mesmerizing commentary for 30 seconds that any swing nerd can't get enough of.

McIlroy and Horschel shot matching 3-under 69s in the opening round. There's a four-way tie for the lead at 6-under 66, which includes Jordan Smith, Thomas Bjorn, Ross Fisher and Ashun Wu.

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