Bob Does Sports Host Fumbles Incredible Chance During Surprise Rory McIlroy Encounter
YouTuber Robby Berger from Bob Does Sports recently shared a humorous encounter with golf legend Rory McIlroy at a gas station, where he admittedly "completely botched" his chance to invite McIlroy onto his show.
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Berger, whose channel has over 921,000 YouTube subscribers and 1.2 million Instagram followers, shared the awkward interaction with his audience. After spotting McIlroy, he attempted to break the ice by thanking him "for all you do for YouTube" and mentioning McIlroy's previous collaboration with Grant Horvat.
When Berger asked if McIlroy had heard of Bob Does Sports, the four-time Major champion simply replied "no," effectively ending the conversation.
McIlroy later responded to Berger's social media post about the encounter with good humor, commenting: "Can confirm that it was not your best. The Porsche you were driving was nice. Looks like YouTube pays well..."
Despite the awkward interaction, Bob Does Sports has successfully featured other golf stars like Bryan DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele, with their videos receiving 1.4m and 1.1m views respectively. Given McIlroy's increasing engagement with social media content creators, a future collaboration remains possible.
Through self-deprecating humor and authenticity, Berger turned what could have been an embarrassing moment into entertaining content for his followers, demonstrating why his channel continues to grow in popularity within the golf community.