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Oisin Doherty

The former Ulster player who pocketed $156,000 for Caddying Rory McIlroy in one tournament

It was a stellar weekend for Rory McIlroy as he won the Canadian Open by two strokes. He played some amazing golf, pocketed over 1.5 million dollars and took a savage dig at Greg Norman.

He did all this without his usual caddie Harry Diamond on the bag, as Diamond stayed at home with his wife who is due to give birth. Because of this, McIlroy's friend Niall O'Connor was on the bag instead.

O'Connor will be familiar to Ulster Rugby fans, having played fly-half for Ulster for four years between 2007 and 2011, making over 50 appearances for the province. He then moved to Connacht in 2012 before returning to Ulster a year later. O'Connor retired in 2014 after spending a season at Jersey.

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