Rory McIlroy snatches dramatic one-shot victory over Robert MacIntyre at Genesis Scottish Open | Golf Information

Rory McIlroy claimed a one-shot victory over Robert MacIntyre within the co-sanctioned occasion, with Scottie Scheffler ending tied-third alongside Byeong Hun An and David Lingmerth; McIlroy will now chase main success at The 151st Open, reside on Thursday from Sky Sports activities Golf

Rory McIlroy claimed a one-shot victory on the Genesis Scottish Open

Rory McIlroy produced a sensational back-nine birdie run to grab a dramatic victory over Robert MacIntyre on the Genesis Scottish Open.

McIlroy overcame a mid-round wobble to birdie 4 of his final eight holes and put up a two-under 68 in windy circumstances at The Renaissance Membership, with a birdie-birdie end lifting him to fifteen beneath and a shot away from MacIntyre.

Victory is McIlroy’s second of the 12 months and first because the Hero Dubai Desert Basic in February, with the most recent success his first profession win in Scotland and giving him confidence heading into The 151st Open subsequent week at Royal Liverpool.

Rory McIlroy shall be chasing a fifth main title and first since 2014 subsequent week at Royal Liverpool, the venue the place received The Open 9 years in the past

MacIntyre fell simply wanting a well-known house victory regardless of charging up the leaderboard on the ultimate day with a six-under 64, with world No 1 Scottie Scheffler ending 4 strokes again in tied-third alongside Byeong Hun An and David Lingmerth.

How McIlroy secured Scottish success

McIlroy holed from 15 ft to avoid wasting par on the first however dropped a shot on the subsequent, with the in a single day chief then cancelling out a birdie on the par-five third by three-putting from lengthy vary on the fifth.

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Rory McIlroy made par, bogey and birdie in his opening three holes to keep up his lead initially of his ultimate spherical on the Scottish Open

He produced a spectacular up and down to avoid wasting par from the sand on the sixth and birdied the par-four subsequent, solely to complete his entrance 9 with back-to-back bogeys to achieve the flip in 37.

McIlroy birdied the par-four eleventh after a monster tee shot and transformed from almost 40 ft on the 14th to maneuver again in a share of the lead, earlier than falling a shot behind once more when MacIntyre – enjoying a number of teams forward – birdied the final.

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Rory McIlroy made a spectacular birdie on the 14th to maneuver alongside Robert MacIntyre on the prime of the leaderboard

The Northern Irishman missed an eight-foot try on the sixteenth however produced a superb tee shot and rolled in from 5 ft to birdie the par-three seventeenth, pulling him again degree with MacIntyre, then holed a 10-foot birdie on the 18th to finish a well-known victory.

MacIntyre began the day three strokes again however adopted a tap-in birdie on the par-five third by rolling in from six ft on the sixth, then produced a superb strategy into the par-five tenth to arrange a six-foot eagle.

The Scot holed from 12 ft on the 14th for the primary of back-to-back birdies, briefly taking him two clear, then responded to a bogey on the par-five sixteenth by firing an unbelievable iron from the tough into the ultimate inexperienced to arrange a closing birdie and set the preliminary clubhouse goal.

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Robert MacIntyre hit one of many pictures of the event as he birdied the 18th on his ultimate spherical to set the clubhouse lead on the Scottish Open

An and Lingmerth ended the week in tied-third and secured two of the three spots on provide for The 151st Open, with Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard incomes the opposite last-minute main invite.

Tommy Fleetwood and Tom Kim each double-bogeyed their ultimate holes to drop again to 9 beneath and a share of sixth that included Tyrrell Hatton, who led in the course of the ultimate day earlier than dropping 4 pictures in his ultimate 5 holes.

Who will win the ultimate males’s main of the 12 months? Watch The 151st Open reside on Thursday from 6.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf.

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