Olympic champion Justin Rose, who began the day level with McIlroy on nine under, fell away badly after an eight-over-par 79, thanks largely to two triple bogeys on the back nine.
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“Those last 15 holes on Friday were definitely a turning point, not just in this tournament, but maybe in my season, to play the last 15 holes in four-under”, McIlroy told the Golf Channel.
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Rory McIlroy has returned to winning ways.
There’s also Webb Simpson, a past victor of both the U.S. Open and the Deutsche Bank Championship and a former Ryder Cup team member. After he’d been passed in the last two seasons by Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson, McIlroy needed a trophy.
He had a reputation for playing his best golf in pristine conditions, odd for a kid who grew up in Northern Ireland.
Fellow Nike athlete Paul Casey finished the tournament in second place.
McIlroy’s win pocketed him 2,000 FedExCup points, as well as the $1.53 million winner’s share of the $8.5 million purse. I feel like I work hard on my putting, and he’s worked as hard as anybody in the past two weeks on his putting.
“I was 19-under par for the next 69 holes – I played some great golf and holed some great putts this week”, he said. “I’ve just not been as positive about the situation as I could have been”. “I think even finishing in the top 10 after that start on Friday would have been a very respectable result, but to be sitting up here and have won the tournament, I’m very proud of myself for that”. It’s a long time.
“Not right now standing here”, said Casey, who closed with a 73 to finish second, two strokes behind victor Rory McIlroy. Adam Scott jumped from T-23 to solo fourth at 11 under thanks to a closing 65, while last week’s victor of The Barclays, Patrick Reed, came in a tie for fifth at 10 under after a final-round 69. However, after dumping his approach shot at No. 18 in the green side bunker, McIlroy got up and down for a birdie.
This time, McIlroy is aiming to bring the momentum all the way to the Tour Championship and to put the icing on the cake by claiming the playoff title.
With tee times moved up due to predicted high winds, McIlroy got things going early in the morning, birdieing Nos.
In a culture of ephemeral fascinations, proclamations, and opinions, long-term memory is in short supply, even in a game as steady as golf.
NORTON, Mass. (AP) – A new putting coach. He switched from a Nike putter to a Scotty Cameron mallet-style model and formalized a working relationship with putting guru Phil Kenyon, who has previously helped the likes of Henrik Stenson and Louis Oosthuizen. After losing 5.6 strokes putting last week at Bethpage Black, he rebounded this week to gain 5.3 SGP, ranking sixth in the field.
McIlroy was consistent in the final round, squaring just one bogey on the day.
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It was the 27-year-old’s first tournament win since the Irish Open in May and first PGA title since May 2015. He was excited about where he was headed. “I wish I had an emergency nine to go here but that’s good going into next week”.
