Rory McIlroy furiously launches driver into water and is forced to fetch it out

The Ulsterman doesn’t frequently get baffled but had clearly seen sufficient when the cries of ‘fore-right’ were hollered behind him. Seeing the ball float off the correct to the unpleasant, McIlroy took his club down and swung it at abdomen tallness.

Taking one bounce, the driver skipped off the perfectly cut tee box and plonked into the water – causing a sprinkle. Taking a moment to see where the ball wrapped up, McIlroy picked up his tee and walked over to the water’s edge. The 35-year-old angled out the club and passed it to his caddie who expeditiously towled it down.

A few of McIlroy’s dissatisfaction will have stemmed from the 16th, where he bogeyed the par-3 to require him back to 1-under for the circular. The 17th may be a par-5, more than reachable in two shots, so that will have likely as it were assist angered McIlroy.

The four-time major champ, in any case, did standard the gap, as well as the 18th, to record a 71. Taking after his circular of 70 on Thursday, McIlroy is presently 10 shots behind pioneer Adam Scott and with a part of work to do to put himself in dispute.

It’s been a or maybe sketchy period for McIlroy, who wrapped up tied-68th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship after his frightfulness show at The Open saw him come up short to form the cut. Those two occasions, be that as it may, did sandwich a fifth-place wrap up at the Olympics.

But it’s been a rollercoaster few months for McIlroy on and off the course. Recording for separate from Erica Stoll days some time recently the Aces was taken after by a U-turn days some time recently the US Open. He then finished moment at Pinehurst No. 2 after lost two anguishing putts within the closing stages.