Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele exchanged blows early through the remaining spherical of the Wells Fargo Championship. However the Northern Irishman delivered physique blows because the day progressed, and landed the knockout punch on 15 when he holed out for eagle.
McIlroy fired off a 6-under 65 to win the Wells Fargo Championship by 5 photographs over Schauffele. He went from one again to seven up within the matter of simply over an hour. A double-bogey end on 18 made issues look nearer than they actually had been. However that didn’t take away what McIlroy achieved Sunday at Quail Hole to say his fourth win in Charlotte.
“I really feel like these folks have watched me develop up,” McIlroy mentioned. “From profitable right here as a 20-year-old, to be the ripe outdated age of 35 now… I’ve been fortunate sufficient to win 4 instances right here. It’s certainly one of my favourite stops of the 12 months, and I can’t wait to see what number of I can get.”
When Schauffele made eagle on the par-5 seventh, the 4-time main winner determined to take the event into his personal palms.
He went 8-under by his subsequent eight holes with two eagles and 4 birdies. That hole-out from the bunker on 15 was such a monumental shot.
The 26-time PGA Tour winner trailed by one heading into the ultimate day of play at Quail Hole. Schauffele performed exceptionally properly many of the week, however McIlroy going bogey-free Friday and Saturday set him up with the momentum wanted to do one thing nice on Sunday.
He began his day with a birdie on 1 to tie Schauffele, and from there, the arrogance solely grew.
McIlroy went 8-under on holes 8-15 whereas Schauffele completed that stretch at even par. The 35-year-old gained 7.176 strokes on the sphere Sunday and picked up 3.907 of these on the placing inexperienced.
In the course of the event, McIlroy led the sphere in strokes gained off the tee and in whole. He picked up 21.6 photographs on the sphere. The remainder of the strokes gained classes noticed him ranked inside the highest 8.
He performed flawless golf all week.
This week marked his second straight PGA Tour win after he gained with Shane Lowry at the Zurich Basic of New Orleans just a few weeks in the past.
“I acquired some confidence in New Orleans with Shane… my golf swing feels extra snug than it has been,” he mentioned after the win. “Going to a spot I’ve gained at subsequent week, it seems like the celebs are aligning… Going into the subsequent main, I’ve a variety of confidence.”
He’ll head to Valhalla Golf Membership, the place he gained his final main championship in 2014, for the PGA Championship. He, Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka all have wins of their most up-to-date begins heading into the season’s second main, so the large boys will probably be prepared for a battle within the Bluegrass State.
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