Watch as Rory, G-Mac and European Tour stars play golf BLINDFOLDED... but can any of them chip in without seeing the ball?

By CHRIS CUTMORE FOR MAILONLINE

Published: 11:21 EDT, 28 June 2013 | Updated: 11:21 EDT, 28 June 2013

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Chipping in from off the green is hard enough, even for the very best golfers. The late, great Seve Ballesteros said the key to pulling off short-game miracles was to visualise the shot before hitting it. So even Seve might have struggled if he tried it blindfolded.

But that's just what Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke attempted to do ahead of this week's Irish Open at Carton House.

The home favourites, along with other Irish heroes in Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley were among the European Tour stars who tried to chip in to a hole cut approximately 30 yards away while seeing absolutely nothing of the ball or their target.

Some helped it close, some didn't even manage to get it on the green, but did any of them manage to chip in?

Watch the video below to find out...

No peeking: Rory McIlroy was one of the players to put on the blindfold and take on the challenge

Luck of the Irish? Graeme McDowell tries his luck ahead of the tournament at Carton House

No chance? The players were attempting to chip in to a pin approximately 30 yards away

Did I do it? Former Open champion Darren Clarke checks out the results of his chip