#Rory McIlroy snaps club in meltdown at Zozo Championship

The former world No. 1 snapped an iron in half on the 18th hole of the first round of the Zozo Championship on Thursday. McIlroy’s third shot on the par-4 missed right of the green and he pushed the club into the ground until it broke and then finished the job with a snap.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Rory snap, but it happens,” Paul Azinger said on The Golf Channel broadcast. “It just shows you he’s not here for second place; he’s here to win. His expectations are high, and when things go the way they go, he’s human, too.”

It was the end of a frustrating back nine for McIlroy, who would double bogey the hole to finish with a 1-over par 73 after shooting a 33 on the front at Sherwood Country Club.

“He might have needed the club he just broke,” Azinger said after McIlroy followed the wayward approach a mediocre chip, according to Golf.com. “But you know, it’s not a good look when that happens. I guarantee he felt terrible after he did it, but it just shows you that it doesn’t matter how many millions these guys have, how many tournaments they’ve won, they still get disgusted with themselves.”