aeme Cracker: Splits driver, splits Callaway By Ryan Ballengee Jan 26, 2012 2:19 PM ET . On the 17th hole at Abu Dhabi GC, the Ulsterman cracked his Callaway driver. The resulting crack led to a drive of 200 yards which landed in a water hazard. McDowell went on to make double bogey on the hole en route to even-par 72. Had the driver not cracked and he had made par, McDowell would be T-9 instead of T-35. “Dodgy old Callaway thing anyway! Been in bag for 18 months now. Couple of wins and a Ryder Cup with it,” McDowell tweeted. The ’10 U.S. Open champion will replace that driver with Cleveland Golf’s latest driver offering, called the Classic.