The whole situation made for a pretty cool photo, though.
Rory McIlroy unintentionally accomplished something extremely rare on the golf course on Thursday: his 9-iron head broke off during a shot at the BMW PGA Championship.
The four-time major champion couldn't believe what he saw as he stood with his eyes wide and mouth open in shock with what happened to his club. He appeared to laugh a bit as he stood holding the shaft in disbelief.
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