The Open 2016: Rory McIlroy snaps his club after wayward shot as former world No 1 falls out of contention

McIlroy mis-hit his approach on 16 before throwing his wood into the ground

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A frustrating day for Rory McIlroy left him out of contention for The Open Championship and in need of a new wood after he destroyed his club on the 16th fairway in a rage after hitting a wayward approach.

The former world No 1 hasn’t enjoyed the best of weekends at Royal Troon and finds himself on level par heading into the final day after carding a two-over round of 73. It leaves him 11 shots behind leader Phil Mickelson, and any hope of winning The Open for a second time look to be over.

That frustration boiled over on 16, and after hitting his second shot on the par-five 554-yard ‘Well’, McIlroy launched his wood into the ground in anger, only to see the head snap clean off and fly off into the distance.

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It capped a pretty miserable day for McIlroy, in which he was two-over after three holes, and despite a birdie on the fourth he immediately gave another shot away at the fifth before making ground up at six.

He went on to drop another shot on the back nine at 15, and rounded out his day by leaving the Ayrshire links course one club less than he started the day with.