NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland (AP) — Rasmus Hojgaard birdied his last three holes Sunday for a 6-under 65 to win the Irish Open and hand Rory McIlroy another dose of disappointment before a raucous gallery at Royal County Down.
NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland — Rasmus Hojgaard birdied his last three holes Sunday for a 6-under 65 to win the Irish Open and hand Rory McIlroy another dose of disappointment before a raucous gallery at Royal County Down.
McIlroy had a pair of bogeys on the closing four holes that allowed Hojgaard, playing two groups in front of him, to charge to victory in stunning fashion. It was another tough ending for McIlroy, who has three wins this year but lost the U.S. Open when he missed a pair of short par putts on the last three holes at Pinehurst No. 2, and had a late charge at the Olympics derailed by a wedge that went into the water.
His birdie gave him a 69 and a runner-up finish. McIlroy, who grew up about an hour away to the north in Holywood, was trying to win on home soil as a pro for the first time. “If anything, it just whets my appetite even more for Portrush next year,” McIlroy said, referring to the British Open returning to Northern Ireland in 2025.
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