Watch the Awkward Moment when Angry Rory McIlroy Hurls His Driver into a LAKE after a Bad Tee Shot
ANGRY Rory McIlroy launched his driver into a LAKE after a bad tee-shot.
The Northern Irishman, 35, was in action at the BMW Championship in Denver, Colorado as he bids to qualify for the Tour Championship and its $25MILLION top prize.
But McIlroy has so far struggled to find his best form, ending day two tied for 15th - TEN shots behind leader Adam Scott.
And, McIlroy's frustrations were plain for everyone to see on the 17th hole, after the four-time Major champion botched a drive - sending it far and wide into the rough.
Reacting to his poor shot, McIlroy tossed his driver away in disgust.
Unfortunately for McIlroy, it traveled further than he anticipated... and straight into a lake.
As the 35-year-old reached down to pick up his tee, he saw the water rippling behind him.
And McIlroy had to sheepishly walk over the the lake's edge and fish his club out.
He immediately passed it to his caddie who promptly tapped it down with a towel.
And fans have heaped more misery on the golf ace after reacting to his gaffe on X.
A third replied: "He had to take the walk of shame to go pull his club out of the water!!"
Some of McIlroy's frustration will have stemmed from the 16th, where he bogeyed the par-3 to take him back to 1-under for his round.
It's been a rather patchy period for McIlroy, who finished tied-68th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship last week.
This came after his horror show at The Open saw him fail to cut last month.
And to top it all off he came agonisingly close to ending his 10-year wait for a major title at the US Open in June.
With five holes left to play, he carded three bogeys to squander a two-shot lead over to American Bryson DeChambeau.
He finished fifth in the Paris Olympics.
In June, McIlroy filed for divorce from wife Erica Stoll following seven years of marriage - before later revealing they have reconciled.
He had begun dating Erica in 2015, a year on from his split with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.
The pair wed two years later, and in 2020 welcomed a baby daughter together.
The Northern Irishman, 35, was in action at the BMW Championship in Denver, Colorado as he bids to qualify for the Tour Championship and its $25MILLION top prize.
But McIlroy has so far struggled to find his best form, ending day two tied for 15th - TEN shots behind leader Adam Scott.
And, McIlroy's frustrations were plain for everyone to see on the 17th hole, after the four-time Major champion botched a drive - sending it far and wide into the rough.
Reacting to his poor shot, McIlroy tossed his driver away in disgust.
Unfortunately for McIlroy, it traveled further than he anticipated... and straight into a lake.
As the 35-year-old reached down to pick up his tee, he saw the water rippling behind him.
And McIlroy had to sheepishly walk over the the lake's edge and fish his club out.
He immediately passed it to his caddie who promptly tapped it down with a towel.
And fans have heaped more misery on the golf ace after reacting to his gaffe on X.
A third replied: "He had to take the walk of shame to go pull his club out of the water!!"
Some of McIlroy's frustration will have stemmed from the 16th, where he bogeyed the par-3 to take him back to 1-under for his round.
It's been a rather patchy period for McIlroy, who finished tied-68th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship last week.
This came after his horror show at The Open saw him fail to cut last month.
And to top it all off he came agonisingly close to ending his 10-year wait for a major title at the US Open in June.
With five holes left to play, he carded three bogeys to squander a two-shot lead over to American Bryson DeChambeau.
He finished fifth in the Paris Olympics.
In June, McIlroy filed for divorce from wife Erica Stoll following seven years of marriage - before later revealing they have reconciled.
He had begun dating Erica in 2015, a year on from his split with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.
The pair wed two years later, and in 2020 welcomed a baby daughter together.
Transcript
00:00Angry Rory McIlroy launched his driver into a lake after a bad tee shot.
00:11And, McIlroy's frustrations were plain for everyone to see on the 17th hole,
00:16after the four-time major champion botched a drive, sending it far and wide into the rough.
00:21Reacting to his poor shot, McIlroy tossed his driver away in disgust.
00:26Unfortunately for McIlroy, it travelled further than he anticipated.
00:30And straight into a lake.
00:32As the 35-year-old reached down to pick up his tee, he saw the water rippling behind him.
00:38And McIlroy had to sheepishly walk over the the lake's edge and fish his club out.
00:43And fans have heaped more misery on the goalface after reacting to his gaffe on X.
00:48A third replied, he had to take the walk of shame to go pull his club out of the water
00:53face with tears of joy.