Mcilroy Holds Nerve To Win Irish Open After Playoff

Rory McIlroy held his nervus astatine nan 3rd playoff spread to triumph nan Irish Open astatine nan K Club successful County Kildare astatine nan disbursal Joakim Lagergren.

Both birdied nan first and 2nd playoff holes astatine nan par-five 18th and though McIlroy's tee changeable astatine nan 3rd recovered nan rough, Lagergren's 2nd from nan fairway recovered h2o to suffer a one-shot penalty.

The Holywood man two-putted a 3rd birdie pinch Lagergren incapable to spot successful arsenic nan Holywood man won his first tourney since completing a profession Grang Slam astatine nan Masters successful April - besides successful a playoff - and first Irish Open title since his K Club triumph successful 2016.

Earlier, McIlroy had sunk a 25-foot putt connected nan 18th to declare nan eagle he needed to subordinate Lagergren connected 66 for nan time and 17-under par for nan tournament, forcing nan playoff.

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