LIV Golf’s Abraham Ancer Hurled His Club Into Another Dimension After A Bad Chip

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Professional golfers tend to be more in control of their emotions on the course than the average amateur, but that doesn’t mean they’re immune to the occasional temper tantrum—like the one Abraham Ancer threw after botching a chip during a LIV Golf tournament in Spain.

Golf is one of the most frustrating pursuits a person can voluntarily subject themselves to, and there’s really only so much you can do to avoid the virtually inevitable moments where you’re overcome with the irrational sense of rage courses have an uncanny ability to generate on a regular basis.

If you’ve ever found yourself resisting the urge to snap a club over your knee or throw your entire bag into the nearest pond before storming off to your car, you’d probably benefit from the classic adage that’s frequently deployed to help weekend hacks put things into perspective: You’re not good enough to get mad.

Of course, that advice doesn’t really apply to people who are skilled enough to play golf for a living, and based on how high the stakes can get in a professional setting, it’s honestly surprising we don’t see guys lose their cool on the course more frequently than we do.

With that said, Abraham Ancer has certainly been doing what he can to contribute on that front

The 33-year-old (who defected from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf in 2022) previously treated us to a solid club toss when the league headed to Nashville in June, but that had nothing on the one we got to witness on Sunday when he left a chip short while his squad (Fireballs GC) was in the hunt for the team trophy.

Acer (who got some redemption with a chip-in on the subsequent hole) ultimately finished at +1  for the day.

He and David Puig were forced to settle the team score in a playoff with Bryson DeChambeau and Paul Casey of Crushers GC, but things ultimately ended well for that first duo after they secured the victory and the $3 million prize that accompanied it.