Troon tantrums: Who lost the plot at The Open?
Golf is hard, no question. We all lose our rag at times on course and it appears that even the professionals are prone to a club throw or two. Check out the Troon Tantrums from The 2016 Open Championship:
Rory snapped his 3-wood…and immediately looked like an apologetic child!
Watch Rory McIlroy break his club in anger at #TheOpen… https://t.co/dpRtUhAhIG
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 17, 2016
Thomas Pieters went full meltdown, and took it out on the gorse…nice effort!
@Thomas_Pieters don't worry, I've been there. You got this. #TheOpen #staystrong pic.twitter.com/7kTYe99dKz
— The Nightly Feed (@thenightlyfeed) July 17, 2016
The usually cool customer that is Justin Rose opted for a club chuck, but it wasn’t quite as impressive.
#Golf is hard. Just ask Justin Rose. (Video via Golf_Gods). #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/AWOItPRUvC
— Foursum Golf (@Foursum) July 15, 2016
Our Spotted in Troon star Brandt Snedeker met a TV tower, and came off second best!
Brandt Snedeker has a run in with a TV tower at the 9th. #TheOpenhttps://t.co/KBDJa8D5FQ
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 16, 2016
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Tom Irwin
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