The PGA Tour Q-School is a high-pressure event. The final stage unfolded at the Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass and Sawgrass Country Club. As the golfers aim to earn a Tour card, the stress and pressure often get the better of them. Ryan McCormick was the latest victim of that in the second round of the final qualifying.

In a video shared by the official X handle of Monday Q Info, he can be seen tossing his putter into the greenside lake. McCormick was visibly tense and cautious before making the putt on the 18th green. He needed to make a short putt to save par. But it didn’t go as planned.

The 34-year-old missed by inches and looked frustrated. After making the bogey, he took a close look at the cup in utter disbelief. But his frustration boiled over soon after, and he threw the putter toward the greenside lake. It ended at the bottom of the lake. You can watch the video below.

McCormick signed for a 4-over 74 on Friday. After a third round of 69 and a final round of 76, he fell out of contention. Only top-five finishes earn a PGA Tour card. He finished at T134. Not the only player who suffered a cruel fate at Q-School. 

But for McCormick, this is not the first time he lost his temper. However, the New Jersey resident did find support and sympathy from fans, who understood the pain.

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Fans share their two cents as golfer’s putter toss sparks mixed reactions online

His disappointment indeed was evident through the clip, and several fans and netizens empathized with the player. One fan wrote, “I love the emotion. Stayed cool, but the putter had to go. It’s golf. Let him live.” Echoing the same thought, sports enthusiast Rick Savage summed up the whole scenario with just one word as he commented, “Pain.” 

McCormick has previously done some unusual stuff to keep his temper in control. For example, at the Car Championship in KFT, he taped his mouth shut so that he couldn’t curse even when he wanted to. “At this point, I’ve tried about everything. I’ve read a lot of books. I’ve talked to people. Just too angry on the golf course. So I have run out of ideas,” McCormick said at the time. “I was hoping maybe it would help me. I can’t say that it did or didn’t.”

So fans understood that the 34-year-old tried to control his anger, but in the end, he couldn’t. Another Instagram user shared their opinion, mentioning how they believe that the shot from the golfer required more precision. They seemingly believe that it was somewhere the golfer’s fault and added, “When he watches the reply (sic!) he will realize it wasn’t the putter.”

One golf enthusiast reflected how his throwing the club right after the shot came out as an unintentional insult toward the golfer playing alongside him. The comment from the netizen read, “Not fair to the guy he’s playing with.”

Another fan mentioned how expensive that putter might be and wrote, “I don’t think I could ever throw a 500$ putter in the water.” Sharing a similar thought, another Instagram user hilariously wrote, “Anyone know where this is? I’m just worried about the environment so I’ll volunteer to go in and get it?”