Despite a No. 3 world ranking, Rory McIlroy's performance at the BMW Championships this week in Denver hasn't been all that impressive.
The Irish golfer finished Day 2 a steady 10 strokes behind leader Adam Scott, and he couldn't hold in a public show of anger that same morning when it didn't look like his prospects were improving.
Here's everything to know about McIlroy's rare display of frustration, including how he was roasted for throwing his club awkwardly at the BMW Championship.
Rory McIlroy throws club video
McIlroy finished with a three-put bogey on Hole 16 before missing the fairway on his Hole 17 drive. He clearly wasn't very happy with himself after the awry stroke, throwing his driver into the water in front of the tee box with a slight-handed toss that looked almost hesitant.
Rory McIlroy just threw his driver into the water. 👀 pic.twitter.com/a1XtC1d8gA
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) August 23, 2024
The golfer ultimately parred on the hole in five strokes and wasn't able to catch up much to the top of the leaderboard.
Rory McIlroy throws club reactions
The interesting form of McIlroy's toss drew some attention on social media. Here are some of the best reactions so far.
Rory testing the buoyancy of his 3-wood. pic.twitter.com/EzrhFWByXB
— Skratch (@Skratch) August 23, 2024
On behalf of Rory McIlroy, I’d like to offer my most sincere apologies for this behaviour. There is nothing more cowardly than a club throw into shallow water, only to go pick it up again. He knows he should’ve absolutely ripped this thing across the pond. He will be better. https://t.co/feQ3rrNbwD
— Luke McGrath (@LukeMcGrath97) August 23, 2024
-1000 for most tentative club throw of all-time 😂 pic.twitter.com/6v3o1nn8a6
— Golfbet (@Golfbet) August 23, 2024
Rory McIlroy: One of us pic.twitter.com/HzD1fgHmae
— SportsBettingDime (@SBD) August 23, 2024