Watch: McIlroy takes on island green with every club

[Mr. 82]

From https://www.golfchannel.com/news/watch-rory-mcilroy-takes-island-green-every-club

The island green on the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass can be tough to hit under normal conditions. But what if you're asked to do it with a driver?

Rory McIlroy took on the full-bag challenge recently, with The Players now only a few weeks away as it returns to its former date in mid-March. McIlroy stood on the pro tee and took on the 137-yard shot with every club in his arsenal outside of his putter. The results were somewhat surprising, as he found the green with just four of his 13 shots: pitching wedge, 9-iron, 7-iron and, perhaps most impressively, 3-wood.

"That actually wasn't a very good effort," McIlroy said.

While it's unlikely he'll need the 3-wood for No. 17 next month, it wouldn't be unheard of for players to turn to a 7-iron should the brisk winds kick up as they sometimes did when the tournament was held in March until 2006. Check out full video of McIlroy's efforts below:

 

https://twitter.com/THEPLAYERSChamp/status/1092919386111950850

[hckymeyer]

Cool concept, poor execution.  And I'm not talking about only hitting 4/13.

They didn't even show where most of the shots went and not one look at the ball coming in to the green or water.  Left me wanting more.  If I just wanted to watch Rory swing I could find a range warm up video.

[chemclub]

Yeah, I actually found this video kind of boring. No shot trace or green view, basically like watching a guy hit balls into a net.

[revkev]

Cool concept - too bad on the video - that’s a brutally tough hole to be doing that drill - I would love to see if he was trying to skip the ball with the longer clubs - also it’s a tough green to hold if you have a flatter trajectory so a long iron might be brutal.

I say a video of Luke Donald doing something similar on 155 yard par 3. I think he said 8 iron would have been his stock shot - his best shot was with 7 iron. He made the point that it might not be a bad idea for amateurs to always take Anne tea club. :)


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[GB13]

I like the idea, could have been fun to watch, but the cinematography was awful. I'm suprised he only got 4/13, I'd think a tour player should be able to do better than that. 

[perseveringgolfer]

Luke Donald did similar on a Par 3- I think he only missed a few, usually the 3w, hybrid etc.