What the heck does "full beans" mean you ask? As tea-tossing Yanks, we can't say for sure, but McIlroy did provide a useful translation on Thursday when he drove the green on the 415-yard par-4 9th hole. Sound up!

If that ain't "full beans," we don't know what is. McIlroy practically chased the group ahead off the green with his mammoth drive before two-putting for birdie. Unfortunately, the reigning Masters champ gave the shot right back with a bogey on No. 10, adding to his opening-round struggles at Royal Birkdale.