The Telegraph

Livid Rory McIlroy snaps iron clear in two after lacking inexperienced in first spherical of Zozo Championship

It’s a picture working its manner all over the world and Rory McIlroy will simply pray it doesn’t show the proper episode to sum up his {golfing} yr. In a match of rage, Northern Irishman broke his membership clear in half within the first spherical of the Zozo Championship. A wonderful might be incoming from the PGA Tour, however what is going to fear him infinitely extra is his type with the Masters simply three weeks away. McIlroy went into the Los Angeles occasion speaking about ending his 13-month winless run. But after a 73 that leaves him 9 off the tempo at Sherwood Nation Membership, the world No 5 is solely relieved that the occasion doesn’t characteristic a minimize. McIlroy has three extra rounds to repair the faults. The membership technicians, in the meantime, didn’t have practically as a lot time to resuscitate the poor wedge. Following back-to-back birdies, McIlroy had sliced into the timber on the par-four 18th and had been pressured to put up in entrance of the water. From 140 yards, he then missed the inexperienced. McIlroy had seen sufficient. He jammed the neck of the membership into the turf and intentionally snapped it. Simply to verify of his final intention, he then accomplished the break along with his palms. McIlroy proceeded to stroll up the golf green, with the grip finish of the wedge nonetheless in his proper hand, comically taking just a few observe swings with what was left. However make no mistake, inside he was boiling over, and his temper was hardly lifted when that double-bogey led to him standing in a tie for 64th within the 78-man area. No person can keep in mind McIlroy reacting with such fury. There was the notorious second when he hurled a membership into the lake throughout a World Golf Championship occasion in Miami, however that appears understated in comparison with this and it highlights the place he’s along with his recreation, which has not even represented a shadow of itself earlier than lockdown.