Matt Fitzpatrick has reached the "people don't forget" portion of his cracked driver ruling saga ... different tour), Rory McIlroy's club head flew off in a now viral video because of the result ...

He sought permission to replace his driver or driver head due to the crack, but he was denied ... Sports on MSN to see more of our exclusive golf content. More must-reads: Trending slideshow ...

As Winter noted, using those drivers was perfectly within the Rules of Golf, although players who knowingly kept those clubs in their bags risked the potential that the crack might get worse and ...