Rory McIlroy chucks BMW Championship driver in water in disgust
Rory McIlroy entered play Friday at the BMW Championship looking to make a move into contention. McIlroy’s opening round was suspended on 18 due to lightning as he was about to attempt his par putt. As frustrating as that likely was, his play Friday was probably even more irritating.
He missed the par putt to close his opening round. That was a harbinger of things to come. McIlroy struggled to get much going throughout his round. But as he made the turn, he was in decent shape. A strong back nine would have put a victory within reach. Instead, he carded a string of pars until he bogeyed the par-3 16th.
That brought him to the tee box on the reachable par-5 17th. Even though his ball cleared the water on the tee shot, his driver did not.
#SPLASH — Rory McIlory tosses his club into the water @TrackingRory
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McIlroy chucked his club into the front of the water after watching his ball go wayward. The missed drive would cost him any chance of reaching in two. He would ultimately make par and close with another on 18, finishing his day at 3-under for the tournament. He is 10 shots back of the leader, Adam Scott.
Scott set the course record with a 9-under 63 Friday.
Rory McIlroy’s day a microcosm of his 2024 PGA Tour season
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On its face, Rory McIlroy is having a pretty good year. McIroy won the Wells Fargo Championship and Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He has six top-10s and made 16 of 17 cuts.
Yet, the bar is so high for the only three-time FedEx Cup winner, that anything short of contending on a Sunday is a let down. It appears like McIlroy agrees, seeing the frustration during the end of his second round.
He is carrying an insane weight on his shoulders. It has been more than 10 years since McIlroy won his last major championship. After winning four early in his career, it appeared as though he was on a historic path. But one near miss after another has marred his legacy to some degree.
Earlier this year, McIlroy choked away his chances at the U.S. Open. He missed two putts inside five feet down the stretch Sunday, allowing Bryson DeChambeau to slide past for the win.
Like that tournament and so many others, it has been up and down. After carding a 1-under 71 Friday, he is going to need a strong weekend to gain as many FedEx Cup Playoff points as possible if he wants any chance of catching Scottie Scheffler in East Lake.
He is projected to be eighth in the FedEx Cup Playoff standings if these results hold. That would place McIlroy almost 10 shots back of Scheffler to begin next week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta.
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