McIlroy invents new Olympic sport: golf club throw

By Australian Golf Digest

By Evin Priest

Maybe Rory McIlroy did want to go to the Olympics after all? Just not for golf. For hammer throw. Or potentially, a new hybrid sport: golf club throw.

A little more than a year after throwing his 3-iron into the water at Doral, McIlroy was going for the par-5 16th in two at Royal Troon in the third round of the 145th Open Championship.

The Northern Irishman hung his 3-wood out to the right – and then he flung it at the ground in disgust. The club never had a chance, immediately snapping upon meeting the turf. Check it out:

It’s also not the first time we’ve seen Rory lose his cool with his equipment. At last year’s WGC-Cadillac Championship, McIlroy tossed his 3-iron into a lake at Doral after a bad shot. However, that club, which was eventually fished out and returned to Rory, had it easy with a splash landing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3PS9VxdmZs