Rory Mcilroy produced a stunning nine-scored explosion to make a winning start in its PGA Tour season with an impressive two-stroke win at AT&T Pebble Beach pro-am.
Mcilroy entered the last round a blow behind Ryder Cup’s teammate, sepp Straka and tied up for the superiority in the turn, just to pull the cleaning of a compressed leader with a stunning start to nine rear.
Northern Irish played a six-hole stretch on five sub-under-including an excellent eagle on the 14th-five-open an advantage with four strokes, then closed a six under 66 to finish at 21 under and search A 27th PGA Tournament victory.
Mcilroy’s winner decreased by Shane Lowry’s rapid end, with five birds in the last eight holes helping him solo second, while Justin Rose’s final eagle raised it in the third connection along with Lucas Glover.
Tom Kim – who held part of the superiority for a large portion of the last day – fell back to the seventh connected with Straka, with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler marking his return from damage claiming a portion of the country of nine.
Final leader from AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AM
Mcilroy beat teammates Ryder Cup at PGA Tour Win
Straka immediately lost his advantage overnight when he failed to get up and down to save money from sand to the first, with Austrian falling one behind his game partners when Mcilroy and Lowry both Both-both .
Mcilroy briefly kept solo lead when Lowry with three long-distance strokes in the third bogey, just for Lowry to respond with a bird and also got up to get a fourth blow to make it a three-paralle tie in 16 under.
Rory Mcilroy played together with Shane Lowry in the last round of PGA Tour’s signature event
A three-putt vanguard by Mcilroy in the sixth par-pest was canceled by a 12-foot bird in the other three icon, temporarily restoring his advantage with a blow, just to deceive the next day and see it arrive at it back to Lowry and Straka.
Mcilroy pulled forward turning from 18 meters to tenth and responded to loss of a bird’s chance in the next by looking for an eight-legged bird in the 12th, doubled its advantage before it was thrown further in the 14th par-peak.
Rory Mcilroy ended the week at 21 under a six under 66
He reached the par-pest green in two and drained the 25-meter stack for eagle
Lowry posted three birds in a four-hole stretch from the 11th and made another from nine meters to 16, just to lose a closest chance in the first of the 17th to see mcilroy head in the hole in the last with a pillow with three shots.
Mcilroy chose to extend to the last five-five and two strokes from 30 meters to confirm the tour of the tour, his first PGA Tour since May’s Wells Fargo Championship, while Lowry made the 18th bird to finish solo the second ahead of Glover.
Glover lost a string of bird opportunities in the nine back of his last round 67 and ended up on 18 under rose, which mixed four birds and two boges with an extraordinary eagle with the last hole, while Russell Henley and Cam Davis rounded to the top.
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Justin Rose ended his last round at Pebble Beach with this monster blow with a three wood, providing an impossible eagle
Mcilroy proud of victory in the historic country
Mcilroy’s victory is his first in California since the 2015 WGC game game, with the 35-year-old who now has at least one PGA Tour win in each of the last eight seasons.
“Some people will argue the golf courses I have won do not depend on a pebble beach or an Augusta, but to win at one of the golf cathedrals is really, really delightful,” Mcilroy CBS told.
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Rory Mcilroy hopes to take momentum from his win in the early season to the rest of the year after a two -shot victory in Pebble Beach
“I knew it would be difficult today, it would be exciting, there were so many boys around the superiority and I think with what was Pebble Beach I had to put it in the back of my mind and go out there and try To shoot a result, which I have been able to.
“I told Harry (Diamond, his Caddy) walking until the last, start as it means to continue. I am just as determined this year in any of the years I have been here in PGA Tour and to Taking this victory this early means a big deal and we hope to keep the moment to Torrey Pines within two weeks. “
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Rory Mcilroy tells Sky Sports’ Nick Dougheryy that is feeling well in the golf course and is close to being in his best
What else is there?
PGA Tour moves to Arizona for WM Phoenix Open, where World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler – a twice winner of the event – Tyros and Nick Taylor return as protective champion after last year’s play -off victory. Early coverage begins on Thursday from 2.15 pm on Sky Sports Golf before full coverage from 9pm.
Mcilroy will return to the TGL action for Boston Common on Wednesday morning (2 in the morning start the time of the UK), Live in Sky SportsBefore appearing at PGA Tour at the Invitational Generation from February 13-16. Get Sky Sports or Broadcasting Without Contract Now.
