Golf fans unanimous as new video evidence sheds light on Rory McIlroy driver snap
PGA Tour fans consider Rory McIlroy snapped his TaylorMade driver in half on purpose in the final round of the BMW Championship as new video evidence comes to light on social media.
Rory McIlroy snapped his driver in half at the BMW
PGA Tour fans have now reached a unanimous verdict that Rory McIlroy ‘intentionally’ snapped his TaylorMade Qi10 Driver on purpose during the final round of the BMW Championship at Castle Pines GC.
McIlroy, 35, endured a rare off-week with the big dog ranking 37th out of 50 players for driving accuracy (60%).
He was even caught half-heartedly throwing his driver into the lake on the par-5 17th in the second round.
But it was McIlroy’s wild driver snap on the par-4 9th in the final round that was most shocking to PGA Tour fans.
As McIlroy thrashed away at his tee shot, he thought it was destined to find the water.
He couldn’t quite tell if there were ripples, but either way he wasn’t best pleased.
So much so he took his frustration out on another errant drive by bending his driver shaft in half and snapping it as he bent down to pick up his tee peg.
McIlroy shocked fans with his driver snap on Sunday
When armchair fans initially watched the live broadcast, there appeared to be something of a 50/50 split as to whether McIlroy meant to snap his driver.
The same conversation played out in the Sky Sports Golf commentary box with members of the team divided as to what actually happened.
But new video evidence has now come out on social media over the past 24 hours, and it’s damning for McIlroy.
PGA Tour fans are now unanimous in their verdict.
PGA Tour fans verdict:
McIlroy ‘intentionally’ snapped his driver.
In the new video, which you can watch below, we get to see the full force McIlroy placed on his driver shaft as well as the angle in which he pushed it into the ground as he went to pick up his tee peg.
As the driver snaps in half, we hear gasps from the gallery surrounding the tee box.
Scroll below to watch the video, and click on the Instagram post to see what PGA Tour fans are saying about it…
When McIlroy eventually got down to his ball on the grass bank, he took off his shoes and socks and played a stunning approach shot onto the green.
He walked off with a par and went on to finish 6-under par for the week in T11.
It saw him fall out of the top five to sixth in the FedEx Cup standings though heading into this week’s Tour Championship.
McIlroy will start the FedEx Cup finale at East Lake six shots behind leader Scottie Scheffler in the staggered scoring start.
He will still fancy his chances of getting the job done though, especially given he is a record three-time FedEx Cup champion.