DORAL, Fla. (AP) – If the water separating the eighth and 10th holes at Trump National Doral ever gets drained, there are sure to be hundreds of golf balls, and a 3-iron with a swoosh stamped on the back. That belongs to Rory McIlroy.
In a fit of frustration that was followed by some self-deprecating humor, McIlroy created the wrong kind of splash Friday at the Cadillac Championship.
Two of them, actually.
Trying to play a cut from 226 yards, McIlroy hit a draw and knew it was going in the water. What happened moments later was the surprise.
He took the club back, transferred his weight and heaved it some 50 yards into the lake.