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Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy is either really, really good at social media or he’s just the nicest sportsman in the world. After he shared a Facebook update about his trip to Shanghai on Tuesday, lots of people starting commenting on his post to leave him messages of support or make random requests — but unlike a lot of famous people, Rory actually made the effort to respond to them.
Had a fun time yesterday in Shanghai. Listened to music with my friends from Bose and then gave a golf clinic to all my fans from Nike Golf. Excited for the HSBC Champions this week.
Posted by Rory McIlroy on Monday, November 2, 2015
Rory’s full update read:
“Had a fun time yesterday in Shanghai. Listened to music with my friends from Bose and then gave a golf clinic to all my fans from Nike Golf. Excited for the HSBC Champions this week.”
After joking about golfing lessons and then offering to send a signed photo to a man who said his four year-old son was a budding golfer, McIlroy received a cheeky message from a guy called Barry Edwards, asking if he could have one of Rory’s old drivers.
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And ten minutes later, Rory replied.
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Barry couldn’t quite believe it, but Rory assured him it was no joke.
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Unsurprisingly, the whole thing went down well with Rory’s fans.
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What a lovely chap.