• Callum Shinkwin of England breaks his club while playing his second shot behind a tree on the third hole during Day 3 of the Hero Open at Marriott Forest of Arden in Birmingham on Sunday. Getty
    Callum Shinkwin of England breaks his club while playing his second shot behind a tree on the third hole during Day 3 of the Hero Open at Marriott Forest of Arden in Birmingham on Sunday. Getty
  • Callum Shinkwin of England breaks his club during Day 3 of the Hero Open at Marriott Forest of Arden in Birmingham. Getty
    Callum Shinkwin of England breaks his club during Day 3 of the Hero Open at Marriott Forest of Arden in Birmingham. Getty
  • Callum Shinkwin of England plays his second shot behind a tree on the third hole during Day 3 of the Hero Open at Marriott Forest of Arden in Birmingham. Getty
    Callum Shinkwin of England plays his second shot behind a tree on the third hole during Day 3 of the Hero Open at Marriott Forest of Arden in Birmingham. Getty
  • Callum Shinkwin breaks his club at the Hero Open at Marriott Forest of Arden. Getty
    Callum Shinkwin breaks his club at the Hero Open at Marriott Forest of Arden. Getty
  • Callum Shinkwin of England destroys his club at the Hero Open in Birmingham. Getty
    Callum Shinkwin of England destroys his club at the Hero Open in Birmingham. Getty
  • England's Callum Shinkwin breaks his club playing a shot around a tree during Day 3 of the Hero Open at Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel and Country Club, Birmingham. PA
    England's Callum Shinkwin breaks his club playing a shot around a tree during Day 3 of the Hero Open at Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel and Country Club, Birmingham. PA
  • Callum Shinkwin of England picks up the pieces of his club after breaking it playing his second shot behind a tree on the third hole during Day 3 of the Hero Open. Getty
    Callum Shinkwin of England picks up the pieces of his club after breaking it playing his second shot behind a tree on the third hole during Day 3 of the Hero Open. Getty
  • England's Callum Shinkwin after breaking his club playing a shot around a tree during Day 3 of the Hero Open. PA
    England's Callum Shinkwin after breaking his club playing a shot around a tree during Day 3 of the Hero Open. PA
  • England's Callum Shinkwin after ending up in the rough during Day 3 of the Hero Open. PA
    England's Callum Shinkwin after ending up in the rough during Day 3 of the Hero Open. PA
  • England's Callum Shinkwin at the Hero Open on Saturday. PA
    England's Callum Shinkwin at the Hero Open on Saturday. PA

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Golfer shatters club against tree but still manages to par hole in Birmingham – in pictures

Callum Shinkwin had an unforgettable round during Hero Open at the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club

Ajit Vijaykumar

August 02, 2020

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Callum Shinkwin had a round to remember during the European Tour's Hero Open in Birmingham.

During day three of the tournament at the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Englishman Shinkwin's drive ended up at the base of a tree on the par-5 third hole.

He asked for a drop but was denied. He thus took the shot from behind the tree, snapping his iron right in the middle.

"I thought this was going to one way – it's going to go straight round it," he was quoted as saying by golf.com. "And there's picture evidence as well."

Despite the carnage, Shinkwin managed to par the hole and finish Saturday's round with an even-par 72.

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