RORY MCILROY felt ‘punch drunk’ after snapping his club at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The Northern Irishman claimed that the Bay Hill set-up has become so difficult to play on that top stars are skipping the event.
Rory McIlroy couldn’t hide his frustration
His frustration reached breaking point – quite literally – on the 12th hole, when he SNAPPED his club.
The event only attracted four of the world’s top ten amid complaints – despite the near-£10million prize money.
After play, McIlroy fumed: “I feel punch drunk, to be honest.
“The weekend, it’s like crazy golf.
“You just don’t get rewarded for good shots.
“It’s a carbon copy of what’s happened the last three years here.
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“It’s frustrating. It’s hard to keep your patience out there.”
He then added: “There’s a lot of guys who stayed away this week to get ready for next week.
“The Players is such a big event – a $20 million purse.
“The four majors are sacred in this game, but The Players is very close to being among them and players don’t want to feel like they’ve been beat up going there.
“I’m certainly having a day off to get over it.”
American Scottie Scheffler picked up the title – his second in three weeks.
Scottie Scheffler picked up his second trophy in three weeks
