Golf fans convinced Rory McIlroy has no idea who Spider-Man actor Tom Holland is in awkward new clip

Millions of fans worldwide are acquainted with the enactment of histrion Tom Holland  - but Rory McIlroy whitethorn not beryllium 1 of them.

The brace crossed paths connected the driving scope earlier the BMW PGA Championship astatine the Wentworth Club successful England, and 'Spider-Man' histrion Holland went implicit to present himself and springiness his name.

However, McIlroy somewhat awkwardly replied, 'Hello Tom, however you doing?' and made nary notation of the actor's enactment oregon career, starring fans to judge that helium was unfamiliar with the metallic surface star.

'Rory doesn't cognize who Tom Holland is,' 1 instrumentality said connected X.

'Rory hasn’t got a hint who Tom Holland is. Not a atrocious plaything though!,' said another, referencing the extremity of the clip successful which Holland could beryllium seen hitting a ball.

'Rory wholly successful the portion not realizing that's Spiderman,' a 3rd instrumentality cracked.

While McIlroy whitethorn not person recognized Holland, others surely did, arsenic helium was photographed signing autographs for young fans astatine 1 point. 

The Northern Irishman, 35, stunned the satellite erstwhile helium filed for divorcement from his woman of 7 years successful May - conscionable days earlier the opening of the PGA Championship.

The four-time large victor near golfing fans further shocked erstwhile helium performed a U-turn conscionable a period later, calling disconnected his divorcement from Erica, 36, up of this year's US Open stating that their 'best aboriginal was arsenic a household together.'

He aboriginal announced helium would beryllium taking little sabbatical amid his US Open implosion and divorcement drama, returning to the people for July's Genesis Scottish Open and The Open Championship. 

Speaking to Patrick Kielty connected Irish speech amusement 'Late Late' this week, McIlroy revealed helium took the interruption to rediscover 'what was really important to me.'

'I deliberation sometimes beingness tin get a batch and it tin get excessively much,' helium said. 'There's been a batch going connected this year, play omniscient and past evidently idiosyncratic omniscient arsenic well. I had to instrumentality a small spot of a interruption and get distant from the crippled much than thing else,' helium told Kielty.

'Golf and the concern of play had go each consuming for maine for the past mates of years and I needed to instrumentality a spot of clip distant to recognize what was really important to me. Friends, family, enjoying myself, enjoying the information you were this small lad successful Holywood and you've grown up to beryllium immoderate it is that I americium and I request to bask that time.'

McIlroy volition tee disconnected astatine 3:40amET (8:40am section time) to statesman his weekend.