One man’s duffed shot is another man’s treasure.
Rory McIlroy has had a week to forget at Quail Hollow and will not be winning the PGA Championship.
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The Northern Irishman took an aggressive line on the drivable par-four 14th during his final round but missed left and ended up in the water.
He almost saved face with a solid pitch but missed the par putt to drop another shot, ultimately shooting a one-over 72 to round off his underwhelming week.
His misfortune led to an opportunity for a plucky volunteer who, after respectfully waiting for McIliroy to finish the hole, climbed down the bank, reached into the water and tried to fish it out.
He looked to have found his target and stuffed it into his back pocket before returning to duty.
“Sell that on eBay for 1,000,” joked one viewer on X.
“He thought he was slick,” added another, while a third wrote ‘busted!’
McIlroy’s week didn’t get off to the best start after he was forced to ditch his driver after it was found to be non-conforming.
The five-time major winner, who won the PGA in 2012 and 2014, barely scraped inside the cut.
And he finished the weekend three-over par, completing his final round before contenders Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler had even teed off.
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