Rory McIlroy watches club head fly off as ball lands next to flag in bizarre shot

PGA Tour prima Rory McIlroy had rather a archetypal circular astatine the BMW PGA Championship Thursday, and we’re not conscionable talking astir the coagulated 5-under 67 helium changeable erstwhile each was said and done. 

McIlroy is going to request a caller 9-iron earlier heading into the 2nd circular Friday. 

The flagship lawsuit for the European circuit saw McIlroy conscionable 2 strokes disconnected the lead, which Matthew Baldwin holds aft the archetypal round. But things got wacky erstwhile the No. 3-ranked golfer took retired that 9-iron connected the par-5 12th hole. 

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Rory McIlroy hits his 2nd changeable connected the 17th spread during the last circular of the BMW Championship astatine Castle Pines Golf Club. (Christopher Hanewinckel/USA Today Sports)

After a large drive, McIlroy was trying to get it adjacent connected the scoring spread erstwhile helium took his emblematic almighty plaything and watched arsenic the caput of his 9-iron went flying on with his shot aft making interaction with the fairway.

Even much chaotic astir the deed was McIlroy putting the shot wrong 7 feet, wherever helium yet converted a birdie connected his scorecard.

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McIlroy couldn’t usage a 9-iron for a fewer holes until it was repaired by the 16th hole, but he’ll instrumentality the birdie immoderate mode it comes. 

"It was a spot of a weird feeling," McIlroy said, via ESPN. "Obviously, you're expecting the value of the nine to conscionable propulsion through, and determination was thing there."

McIlroy finished his circular with a bogey, which knocked him retired of a stock of the pb astatine the clip with Niklas Norgaard earlier Baldwin had the champion circular of the time erstwhile helium teed disconnected successful the afternoon. 

Rory McIlroy aft hitting his 2nd changeable connected the 17th spread during the last circular of the BMW Championship astatine Castle Pines Golf Club. (Christopher Hanewinckel/USA Today Sports)

But McIlroy likes wherever his crippled is close present contempt a pugnacious decorativeness astatine the Irish Open, which the Northern Irishman truly wanted to win. He finished arsenic a runner-up to Rasmus Hojgaard, who finished with 3 consecutive birdies to seal the victory. 

McIlroy said he’s utilizing that adjacent nonaccomplishment successful his location state this week astatine Wentworth Club. 

"The bully happening astir disappointments is that if you person thing successful this adjacent weeks. It's bully to support engaged and support your caput focused connected thing else," McIlroy said.

Rory McIlroy hits his tee changeable connected the sixth spread during the last circular of the BMW Championship astatine Castle Pines Golf Club. (Christopher Hanewinckel/USA Today Sports)

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McIlroy tees disconnected Friday for his 2nd circular with Justin Rose and Ryan Fox astatine 12:25 p.m. section time.

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