A strange meeting in New Orleans between Rory McILroy and Derek Anderson left the former NFL quarter to approach the new Masters champion, was revealed.
The story emerged from Anderson himself after having opened his caddying experience for Kevin Chappell to the recent Zurich Classic in New Orleans.
Chappell was a late replacement of Billy Outcher, which means that Anderson suddenly found himself on the bag for Chappell alongside McILroy during his first tournament since his historic victory of the masters.
Anderson played the first two laps alongside McILroy and his play partner Shane Lowry, who were also the defending champions of the Louisiana tournament.
“I felt 5 feet 1 inch high,” said Anderson, reflecting on his error in an appearance on the Subp podcast.
“I’m going to play the scene a bit. Kevin struck this shot at 17 on Friday. Shane missed the hosel with an inch. He is right. And I like to come back a little and I don’t really know where to go, because the flag was there and Shane is cried.
Derek Anderson had to apologize to Rory McILroy for an error at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans
It was McILroy’s first event since his historic victory for masters in April in Augusta
“And I just want to go put this bag, get my guy’s putter, let’s go with that. So I go behind the green and Michael Collins (from ESPN) tells me something, and Rory is shredding the right before green, back to me.
“Collins says something and I like to look down, and I don’t even know what he says, and all of a sudden I hear 40 meters,” DA! Stop moving! “”
It was Chappell, calling for his shopping cart.
Anderson continued: “I was like” Oh s *** “. I caught the bag and went just behind the guy of the camera and I was sticking right and I frozen.
“I didn’t even know what to do, what am I doing, oh my God, there are all these people here. A little panic.
“Meanwhile, Rory had left the chip. Apparently, when I looked up, I bored him. And then he intensifies and puts the pose of lawn, and I am like, oh no. And then they are Bogey.
“We were removed and I hit McILroy with the putter like,” I’m really sorry, guy “.
“By mounting 18 years, I just try to stay as far from him as possible the rest of the path. I apologized to him as five times.
Derek Anderson will always remember to find himself in the way from Rory McILroy to Zurich because Shane Lowry will never let him forget. ��
The NFL QB which became PGA Tour Caddy joined the show to talk about his trip to the bag of Kevin Chappell with @Coltknost And @theslezyman. pic.twitter.com/6imhj2mbvp
– Subpar (@golf_subpar) May 7, 2025
In his time on the football field, Anderson was drafted by the Baltimore ravens but was lifted months of ice cubes before the Browns of Cleveland took it.
He also spent time with the Cardinals of Arizona, the Panthers of Caroline and the Buffalo Bills, where he was a mentor and safeguarded other than Josh Allen in his recruit season.
McILroy, meanwhile, is preparing for the second major of the season next week at Quail Hollow in North Carolina.
In perhaps a worrying sign for the rest of the field at the US Open, McILroy won four victories during his career during the course.