TV analysts rip Rory McIlroy for decision. He made birdie anyway
Golf announcers roundly criticized Rory McIlroy after he elected to hit a 6-iron off the 18th tee at Bay Hill Club and Lodge during the final round of the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. With the wind blowing hard off the left and a water hazard on that side of the fairway, most observers believed McIlroy should have hit 3-wood.
However, McIlroy drove a low, towering 6-iron right down the middle of the fairway, leaving himself a 9-iron into the green. He then hit a superb approach to six feet and made the birdie putt to move into a tie for the lead. Though the 6-iron surely surprised the announcers and many viewers, the results spoke for themselves.