Rory McIlroy hits barefoot shot while standing on rocks after breaking driver shaft on tee box
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Rory McIlroy had quite an adventure on the ninth hole at Castle Pines Golf Club in the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday, one that included a snapped driver and a barefoot shot.
His tee shot was wild right, leaving his ball on a grass slope, a few inches from rock and water, requiring him to remove his shoes and socks to hit his second shot His right foot was in the water, his left foot on a rock, and he somehow hit a decent shot from 146 yards onto the green, 27 feet from the hole. Two putts later, he had an improbable par.
It has been a tough week for McIlroy, who on Saturday tossed his driver into water. After the wild tee shot on the ninth on Sunday, he was leaning on his driver to retrieve his tee and snapped the shaft.
He was never in contention, though he safely has qualified to advance to the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
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