Golfer Troy Merritt had some issues in Round 1 of the Valero Texas Open, shooting a 74 (+2). But on an super interesting note, he shattered his 2-iron on hole 11:
https://twitter.com/TROYMERRITT_PGA/status/581247695945232384
It shouldn’t be shocking to learn that Merritt ended up bogeying this hole. I’m guessing his club shattering like a baseball bat probably didn’t help his cause.
However, Troy ended up making the smart play and gave love to his sponsor so he can get a bunch of free crap:
Still love my @WilsonGolf equipment!! Just hit that 2 iron in the perfect spot, I guess. I'll have a new one in the bag shortly!!
— Troy Merritt (@TROYMERRITT_PGA) March 27, 2015
It could have been worse for Troy, he could have just lost his club head like Phil Mickelson:
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Has the broken bat effect in baseball carried over to golf?!?! I personally hope so, I’m all for destroyed equipment.
