One Direction’s Niall Horan will caddy for Rory McIlroy in Par 3 contest

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 07: Niall Horan of One Direction performs during the 'On the Road Again' World Tour at Allianz Stadium on February 7, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images for HJPR) AUGUSTA, Ga. – It’s not often that a player gets upstaged by his own caddy. But it might just happen on Wednesday at the Par 3 contest at Augusta National, when Rory McIlroy will play with none other than Niall Horan of One Direction* carrying his clubs.

(*-No, we didn’t know who he was either. But roll with it.)

“He’s excited to come here,” McIlroy said Tuesday afternoon. “He’s never been to Augusta. I caught up with him at the end of last year and he was really excited, and I said, ‘If you’re available Wednesday afternoon and you want to carry the bag for nine holes, you’re more than welcome.”

Augusta National is known for its shouts; there’s nothing quite like the wave of sound that rolls across the course in the wake of a great shot. But it’s never seen anything quite like a One Direction fan’s shriek. That Par 3 should be an interesting one, to be sure. Arnie’s Army has nothing on the Directioneers.

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