On Friday, Rory McIlroy let his emotions get the best of him at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. The world No. 1 tossed his club into the pond after pulling his second shot at the par-five eighth hole. Despite his tantrum, McIlroy finished finished the day two-under 70.
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On Saturday, a scuba diver went looking for the disposed iron and came out of the deep with a prize. Fortunately for the anonymous diver, McIlroy is no rush to reclaim it.
"I didn't need it," he said (via ESPN). "I guess I looked where pin positions were and where the tees were and I didn't need a 3-iron, and I felt good with the wedges that I have in the bag this week. I just went with what I had."
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McIlroy stated on Friday he would often forgo a 3-iron and play with four wedges; however, there were just three wedges in his bag, along with a driver and two fairway woods. A putter and a 4-iron through 9-iron could be found in addition.
"My iron play just isn't where I want it to be," added McIlroy. "Everything else feels good. I'm driving the ball pretty well. Hitting it good off the tee. Just not giving myself enough opportunities from hitting good tee shots, and I think that's the one thing I need to work on a little bit."
Despite his poor iron play, McIlroy enters the fourth round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship two strokes behind a top-10 finish.
A scuba diver just retrieved Rory's three iron. @PGATOUR @NBCSports #GetYourIrishUp pic.twitter.com/qO6J97jULR
— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) March 7, 2015
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