So now we know . Not only can Rory McIlroy play golf better than anyone else , he can throw clubs further than anyone else as well . With perhaps the most extraordinary act of frustration we ’ ve seen on a golf course in recent years , the Northern Irishman left no-one in any doubt as to what he thinks about his current erratic form . After a wild three iron plunged into the water at the par five 8th on Friday , the world No 1 hurled his club 60 or 70 yards into the adjacent hazard . World No 1 Rory McIlroy threw a club into the water in frustration after more erratic play on Friday . McIlroy swings and releases his club after finding the water during the WGC-Cadillac Championship . The Northern Irishman watches as his club soars into the air and towards the lake . The 25-year-old 's club makes a splash as it lands in the water on Friday afternoon . Maybe when he ’ s finished breaking golfing records he will take up the javelin . Of course it was conduct terribly unbecoming and will lead to an inevitable fine . But the vast majority of golfers will have recognised what was going on . ‘ It was just heat of the moment stuff and not one of my proudest moments , ’ admitted McIlroy . ‘ I ’ ve never done anything like that before . I probably wouldn ’ t have done it here but I knew I didn ’ t need a three iron for the rest of my round . So I thought : `` Yeah , why not ? ” ’ His playing partner knew exactly what was going on . Henrik Stenson is a prince off the golf course but on it the Swede has broken more than his fair share of clubs in anger . ‘ It was an impressive release from Rory , ’ he said , smiling . ‘ You know , for a small guy he ’ s got a strong throw and he had good speed on that one. ’ Worried perhaps that one or two of the American press might not get the joke , he added : ’ Be nice to him . He ’ s a good guy. ’ For those who would rather bounce up and down with righteous indignation , here ’ s what the great American amateur Bobby Jones said almost 100 years ago : ‘ There are some emotions that simply can not be endured with a golf club in your hands. ’ The game might be unrecognisable from Jones ’ s day but in that regard it remains the same . Of more concern for McIlroy followers is what it says about his current state of mind . Under Plan A , he ’ s only got six more competitive rounds at most to play before the Masters , when he will be trying to complete the career grand slam . Clearly , his game is not where he wants it to be but at least he ’ s not lost his sense of humour . McIlroy takes his tee shot on the seventh hole of the second round in Florida . McIlroy missed the cut in the Honda Classic last week and struggled to an opening 73 at Doral . Asked what will he do for a three iron on Saturday , he replied : ‘ There ’ s one on the way , but I ’ m not sure if it ’ s courtesy of Nike or a scuba diving team. ’ The curious thing was he seemed to play better with 13 clubs than 14 . This was McEnroe-esque rather than McIlroy . With the frustration no longer pent-up , he made a birdie with his second ball at the 8th , before birdieing the 10th and 12th holes . Another birdie at the 17th meant he finished with a 70 and , on one under for the event , stands on the fringes of the top ten . ‘ What ’ s annoying me is there ’ s no sign on the range of the sort of shot I hit on the 8th , ’ he said . ‘ So it ’ s a little bit of a mental thing and a bit physical and something I need to work on. ’ McIlroy is eight shots off the lead held by American JB Holmes , who double-bogeyed his last hole to give everyone a break . He is now just two shots ahead of fellow American Ryan Moore , with Adam Scott lurking in third place , a further shot behind . Then come Stenson and Masters champion Bubba Watson at five adrift . Scott is not only playing his first competitive round for three months , he is also using a short putter in competition for the first time in four years . You could say it is working . So far he has had 30 putts inside 12ft….and holed 28 of them . Welshman Jamie Donaldson , runner-up in this event last year , is seven behind after a 72 . Alongside McIlroy on one under is Lee Westwood , who is playing in his 50th WGC – the first man to reach that milestone since the four events to enjoy such status were conceived in 1999 .
Rory McIlroy competing in Florida at Trump National Doral . The world No 1 got frustrated in the second round after finding the water . After losing his ball in the lake , McIlroy threw his club in too . The Northern Irishman was level par for his round , and one-over in total .