It has been a long, trying year for Rory McIlroy. But the pride of Northern Ireland and staunch defender of the PGA Tour claimed his first tour title since October with a come-from-behind victory Sunday at the Scottish Open.
“I’ve had a few close calls recently, so to get over the line and get this bit of confidence going into next week and the rest of the season is huge,” he said.McIlroy hovered near the top of the leader board for most of the tournament and entered Sunday with the lead but strolled to the back nine at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick trailing red-hot Scotland native Robert MacIntyre after bogeying four holes early.
After birdieing on a short-and-simple putt on the 17th hole to share the lead, McIlroy found himself in a solid albeit imperfect position one shot into the 18th. He called his approach with his 2-iron, which landed roughly 10 feet from the hole, “up there with one of the best shots I’ll hit in my career.”
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