Cameron Young loses on driver. Snaps axle with five holes to go

Sunday was not a good day to be Cameron Young’s driver.

A week after shooting a 59 during the third round of the Travelers Championship, Young was back in contention for the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He was one stroke behind Akshay Bhatia and Cameron Davis after 13 holes in the final round on Sunday.

But his driver played no role in reaching his destination.

Young hit just six fairways during his record-breaking round last week and he fared no better on Sunday, hitting short balls off the tee just three of 10 times in the final round.

After a snap hook on the par-5 14th tee, Young had had enough. He grounded his clubhead and put his weight into the shaft.

GOOD LOOKING!

“OHHH! I think he just cracked the shaft!” CBS analyst Trevor Immelman said in shock. “I think he just cracked the shaft of his driver by leaning on it.

Cam Young just broke his driver shaft when he leaned on it after missing the fairway on the 14th hole.

Young hit just 3 of 10 fairways today.

“He can’t find the planet right now. Maybe that’s a good thing,” @ColtKnost

—Jack Hirsh (@JR_HIRSHey) June 30, 2024

“Trevor, he can’t find the planet right now. Maybe that’s a good thing,” added reporter Colt Knost.

Knost later confirmed that the axle was indeed broken and that the driver was ready for the final lap.

PGA Tour rules officer Orlando Pope was on the air to report that Young had broken the driver in anger and therefore could not replace it.

That will be crucial as the leaders head down the stretch to Rocket Mortgage. While Young parred 14, he likely needed his driver on the final three holes at Detroit Golf Club, two long par-4s with a reachable but upwind par-5 at 17.

Young is still searching for his first PGA Tour victory after seven runner-up finishes to start his career, the most finishes without a victory on Tour since 1983.

Jack Hirsch

Golf.com editor

Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor at GOLF. A native of Pennsylvania, Jack graduated from Penn State University in 2020 with degrees in journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school’s golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack is also still *trying* to stay competitive with local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack worked for two years at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a multimedia journalist/reporter, but also in production, anchoring and even presenting weather. He can be reached at [email protected].