McIlroy Makes Eagle Putt On 72nd Hole To Force Playoff And Goes On To Win Irish Open

Tour September 7, 2025 – 6:13 pm EDT 7 hours ago STRAFFAN, Ireland (AP) — It turned out to be a perfect homecoming for Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman made a 28-foot eagle putt on the final hole to force a playoff, then sealed his second Irish Open win with a birdie on the third hole of the playoffs against Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren on Sunday. “I just feel so lucky that I get to do this in front of these people, the support has been amazing all week,” McIlroy said. “So happy I could play the way I did this week and get the win.” McIlroy and Lagergren each shot 6-under 66s on Sunday. They birdied the first two playoff holes but Lagergren found the hazard with his approach shot on the third hole to open the door for McIlroy’s win. “To do what I did earlier in the year and then to come home and win my national Open, no matter what happens for the rest of the year, that’s a pretty cool year — 2025’s going to be one of the best, if not the best, of my career,” McIlroy said. McIlroy won the Masters earlier this year to
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