"It hurt me financially";"Happens to the best of us" - Fans react to Rory McIlroy's freak club incident 

Rory McIlroy's strong start to the BMW PGA Championship also witnessed a rare moment. When McIlroy was on the par-5 12th hole, he hit the ball with his 9-iron. While the shot was good, McIlroy lost his club's head in the process, which left him in shock.

The commentators were also surprised by this development as the scene was similar to what happened to Phil Mickelson at the Valero Texas Open 2015. On social media, many fans reacted and wrote about McIlroy losing his club head.

On X, one fan related to Rory McIlroy losing his club head and even spoke about its financial implications. The user wrote:

One user tagged another user and wrote:

Let us take a look at more reactions to Rory McIlroy losing his club head at the 2024 BMW PGA Championship:

"Why has this happened to me twice? Rory, don’t leave your clubs in the trunk in the winter. At least that’s what the guys at the repair shop told me," a user wrote.

"And he still flushes it better than I could ever," another user wrote.

My 9 iron head went flying into the range once but I was hitting off a matt in winter lmao," wrote a user.

"Happened with my driver once. I was +14 on the 11th tee, and played the rest of the round, 3-wood off the tee, in -1. So, stop pulling driver, or something!" one user wrote.

"Ball before turf. Head has come off from the interaction with the ground, by which time the ball is already on its way," a user wrote.

This rare and amusing incident did not stop Rory McIlroy from playing at his best. After the end of Round 1 at the Wentworth Golf Club, McIlroy scored 5-under and is currently tied for third place along with the likes of Robert MacIntyre and Shane Lowry.

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PGA Tour professional had an interesting response to Rory McIlroy's recent comments

Before Rory McIlroy could play at the ongoing BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour, the Irish golfer was part of a press conference at the Wentworth Golf Club. During this conference, McIlroy spoke about the PGA Tour-PIF merger and said that half of the tour players did not want to get the deal done.

While McIlroy's comments were met with reactions from golf fans across the globe, PGA Tour professional Michael S. Kim also shared his opinion on the matter. On social media platform X, Kim wrote:

"Do I want a deal? My short answer is No but I don’t care much. Whether the tour and LIV make a deal or not, it will not affect my bottom line. It won’t change my schedule in the slightest bit and won’t change my earnings. This realistically only affects the top 30ish golfers on the pgatour and that they’ll prob make more money after this deal. You can make the argument that if the players come back, it’ll be better for the pgatour, and bring more interest but I find that hard to believe. It’s not gonna be a big mashup, it’s only going to be for a few events with a big purse if I were to guess.

"How many LIV guys actually affect ratings and events? Phil, Bryson, Rahm? Will it increase ratings and earnings by more than 1%? Sure the first couple events would be cool but after that? I might be totally wrong but that’s my opinion. What’ll make a much bigger difference is how to make the TV product much better."

In his tweet, Kim added that players who left the PGA Tour and sued it must face consequences for their actions. He reminded his followers that the PGA Tour is the reason many golfers got their first big payday.