ANGRY GOLFER! Shane Lowry smacks club against tree then SNAPS it over knee!
Shane Lowry loses his head in the trees at The Players Championship.
An angry Shane Lowry smacked an iron against a tree and then snapped it over his knee during the first round of The Players Championship.
Lowry, 35, was hindered behind a tree with his second shot on the par-4 15th.
But rather than chip out sideways or backwards to take his medicine, former Open champion Lowry attempted the hero shot.
He quickly regretted that decision as his ball richocheted off a tree and further right into more trouble.
Cue expletive, spitting at a tree, smacking his iron against a tree and then snapping his iron over his knee.
WATCH LOWRY LOSE HIS HEAD HERE:
Shane Lowry hits a tree and then SNAPS his club! pic.twitter.com/rc3S6ck4fs
— Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) March 9, 2023
"Ooh, one has now become two," said Sky Sports Golf's Nick Dougherty.
It all added up to a double-bogey six and a round of 77.
Lowry has since recovered things somewhat on day two, however, with a solid 69.
That leaves him at 2-over par and with a nervous wait to see if he makes the cut.
There were two other disasters out there at Sawgrass in the first round.
One involved Nick Watney having a mare from close range on the iconic Island Green Par-3 17th.
WATCH BELOW:
There are no gimmes on the PGA TOUR.
Nick Watney cards a quadruple bogey at 17th hole. pic.twitter.com/3omjPExJHY
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 9, 2023
The other saw Aaron Wise send three consecutive tee shots into the water down the par-4 18th.
WATCH BELOW:
It’s official, I’m better at golf than Aaron Wise pic.twitter.com/v6N1GANDiK
— Jump The Sharp Podcast (@jumpthesharp) March 9, 2023
