One man’s duffed shot is one other man’s treasure.
Rory McIlroy has had per week to neglect at Quail Hole and won’t be successful the PGA Championship.
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The Northern Irishman took an aggressive line on the drivable par-four 14th throughout his closing spherical however missed left and ended up within the water.
He nearly saved face with a strong pitch however missed the par putt to drop one other shot, finally capturing a one-over 72 to spherical off his underwhelming week.
His misfortune led to a possibility for a plucky volunteer who, after respectfully ready for McIliroy to complete the opening, climbed down the financial institution, reached into the water and tried to fish it out.
He appeared to have discovered his goal and stuffed it into his again pocket earlier than returning to responsibility.
“Promote that on eBay for 1,000,” joked one viewer on X.
“He thought he was slick,” added one other, whereas a 3rd wrote ‘busted!’
McIlroy’s week did not get off to the most effective begin after he was pressured to ditch his driver after it was discovered to be non-conforming.
The five-time main winner, who received the PGA in 2012 and 2014, barely scraped contained in the lower.
And he completed the weekend three-over par, finishing his closing spherical earlier than contenders Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler had even teed off.
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