Erik van Rooyen was just a few holes away from making the cut at the 2021 PGA Championship on Friday when things took a turn for the worse. Chasing the +5 cut line after a handful of bad holes, van Rooyen teed up on No. 17 at Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course, looking for a bit of redemption while hoping to cut his score down from +6 entering the hole.
Unfortunately for van Rooyen, his ball managed to roll off the green and into the water hazard, sinking any chances of him making a comeback to the cut line.
Van Rooyen was less than pleased with the result, taking his frustrations out on his golf club — as his golf head flew off into the water — and the tee marker, which was also deposited into the hazard.
Erik Van Rooyen smoking the tee marker into the water on the 17th is the highlight of the PGA so far 😂 pic.twitter.com/AdMdRBARYG
— Greg Law (@GregLaw_1) May 21, 2021
Here’s a better look at van Rooyen expressing his frustrations on his club and the golf course.
Erik Van Rooyen finds the water then decides to obliterate a tee marker, losing a club head in the process.👀 pic.twitter.com/xRiizg0wl1
— By The Flagstick (@ByTheFlagstick) May 21, 2021
On the par-three hole, van Rooyen ended the hole with a triple bogey that pushed his score to +9, well off of the cut line for the PGA Championship. Not only that, but Matt Wallace’s caddie fully snubbed van Rooyen after nearly being impaled by the tee marker he clobbered in frustration!
Wallace's caddie just full snub for EVR (rightfully so) for almost getting decapitated by a tee marker. pic.twitter.com/nU0DvW7duu
— Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) May 22, 2021
It’s hard to follow in the video, but the caddie in question is wearing a yellow vest and he turns around from a handshake to leave van Rooyen hanging.
Talk about brutal! A frustrating turn of events for van Rooyen, who had a chance to redeem himself on his final holes of the evening, but ended with his hopes of advancing sinking to the bottom of the water hazard instead.
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