Struggling to find fairways in the final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Cameron Young took his driver out of play – by breaking the shaft. Young hooked his tee shot on the par-5 14th and then leaned on the shaft until it popped. He went on to par the hole and remained one off the lead.

Cameron Young snaps driver shaft, fails to win first PGA Tour event at Rocket Mortgage

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As a golfer trying to win on the PGA Tour, you've got to avoid cracking under pressure. You've also got to avoid your equipment cracking under pressure, and on Sunday at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Cam Young failed at least the second part of that equation. Following an errant drive on the 14th hole, trailing the leader Akshay Bhatia by one at the time, Young pulled a strange maneuver where he placed the head of his driver on the ground, leaned forward in a way that made it bend, and managed to crack the shaft. Watch:

Cam Young's pursuit of a first PGA Tour win derailed by a snapped driver

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Silvis, IL

The John Deere Classic is the PGA Tour's Quad Cities event, with the tournament having been played in Illinois as an event mostly for up-and-coming players. The event, which has been on the PGA Tour schedule since 1971, is hosted at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. The event has grown over the years but has long had tremendous community support regardless of its place on the schedule.

John Deere Classic history, results and past winners

Page 1 of 6 — Akshay Bhatia is a two-time PGA Tour winner, with the Californian winning the 2023 Barracuda Championship to break through and then the 2024 Valero Texas Open. He's looking to add to that tally at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic. He first won on the...

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Sunday was not a good day to be Cameron Young’s driver. A week after shooting 59 during the third round of the Travelers Championship, Young again found himself in contention at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, one shot back of Akshay Bhatia and Cameron Davis through 13 holes of the final round Sunday.

Cameron Young loses it on driver, snaps shaft with five holes to go

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The 2024 John Deere Classic is the 13th PGA Tour event of the calendar year to offer a Monday qualifier. The Quad Cities tournament is an an open event and allocates four spots in the field to players who earn their way in through a Monday qualifier. The tournament, which features an $8 million purse, is played Thursday through Sunday.

2024 John Deere Classic Monday qualifier: Dates, locations, field and who got through

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Delivering the club head through impact straight and efficiently during the golf swing can be difficult when your arms are working against you. This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates a tip to help get rid of the dreaded ‘chicken wing’ in the golf swing. This forces the golfer to flip the golf club through impact with inconsistent results.

Golf instruction: How to stop 'chicken winging' your swing

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Here’s how to properly repair a ball mark on a putting green on a golf course

There are way too many golfers who either don't know how to repair a ball mark on a putting green, or they're too darn lazy to...

Here’s how to properly repair a ball mark on a putting green on a golf course

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