By Joel Beall
When it comes to mistakes in golf, it’s often the Indian, not the arrow. Nevertheless, as philosopher and PGA champion Jeff Sluman once remarked, “Sometimes a club just has to die.” A belief on full display at the Panasonic Open.

Terry Pilkadaris had just recorded consecutive bogeys in his first round of the Asian Tour event, but had a chance to get one back with a birdie try at Delhi Golf Club’s par-3 17th. Unfortunately for the 44-year-old out of Australia, he failed to convert. A miss that lead Pilkadaris to decide it was time to part ways with his putter, literally and figuratively, chucking the flat stick into the woods. Luckily for us, the cameras were rolling, captured by the Golf Channel:

Mad, bro? Player misses birdie putt, chucks putter into the trees at Panasonic Open India. (Raise your hand if you know the feeling ?) pic.twitter.com/xCFDyOdsq3

— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) November 2, 2017

Give the man credit: if you’re going to chuck a club, do it with vigor.

Amazingly, Pilkadaris birdied the final hole without his putter, proving once and for all that the “Drive for show, putt for dough” adage is bologna.

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It could have been worse. Well, not really. A man tried to hit his golf ball out of a lake, but wound up losing his golf club instead. Yes, the guy could have pulled a Woody Austin and fallen into the water, but again, this is worse.

Because when we say he lost his club, we mean it’s gone for good. As in, it’s laying at the bottom of that lake, a shiny ornament for the fish to enjoy. We’re not sure how this guy managed to throw his club (that far) behind him, but thanks to whomever obtained this video proof.

Anyway, watch the clip and we bet you’ll be laughing as hard as this poor dude’s friends were:

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