ANGRY GOLFER! Shane Lowry smacks club against tree then SNAPS it over knee!

An angry Shane Lowry smacked an iron against a tree and then snapped it over his knee during the first round of The Players Championship. 

Lowry, 35, was hindered behind a tree with his second shot on the par-4 15th.

But rather than chip out sideways or backwards to take his medicine, former Open champion Lowry attempted the hero shot.

He quickly regretted that decision as his ball richocheted off a tree and further right into more trouble. 

Cue expletive, spitting at a tree, smacking his iron against a tree and then snapping his iron over his knee. 

WATCH LOWRY LOSE HIS HEAD HERE: 

Shane Lowry hits a tree and then SNAPS his club! pic.twitter.com/rc3S6ck4fs

— Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) March 9, 2023

"Ooh, one has now become two," said Sky Sports Golf's Nick Dougherty. 

It all added up to a double-bogey six and a round of 77.

Lowry has since recovered things somewhat on day two, however, with a solid 69.

That leaves him at 2-over par and with a nervous wait to see if he makes the cut. 

There were two other disasters out there at Sawgrass in the first round.

One involved Nick Watney having a mare from close range on the iconic Island Green Par-3 17th.

WATCH BELOW:

There are no gimmes on the PGA TOUR.



Nick Watney cards a quadruple bogey at 17th hole. pic.twitter.com/3omjPExJHY

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 9, 2023

The other saw Aaron Wise send three consecutive tee shots into the water down the par-4 18th.

WATCH BELOW: 

It’s official, I’m better at golf than Aaron Wise pic.twitter.com/v6N1GANDiK

— Jump The Sharp Podcast (@jumpthesharp) March 9, 2023

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