To be fair, he added that he was delighted to lose the bet.

Twitter lit up with viewers pointing out the howler.

Player and Nicklaus continued their role as honorary starters by each hitting a tee shot on the par-four first hole.

Naturally, the internet flipping loved it.

McIlroy is making his second attempt to join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Woods in winning all four major titles.