Is Rory McIlroy Back After His Win at the BMW PGA Championship?

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Published: May 25, 2014

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Just days after calling off his engagement to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, Rory McIlroy rallied from seven strokes back to capture his biggest win since the 2012 PGA Championship.

McIlroy, who for the first time in quite a long time appeared to be calmly focused on the task at hand, carded a final-round 66 for a one-stroke victory over fellow Irishman and close friend Shane Lowry at the BMW PGA Championship in Surrey, England.

On a day where McIlroy hit just nine of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation, he relied heavily on a solid short game to capture his first European Tour title in 18 months.

Following a three-putt bogey on the ninth, McIlroy began to turn things around with a chip-in birdie at the par-three 10th.

McIlroy then got up-and-down from out of a greenside bunker for birdie on the par-five 12th to pull within two strokes of Lowry’s lead.

The two-time major champion went on to sink a long birdie putt on the 13th before getting up-and-down for par from the short side of the par-three 14th.

Following pars on holes 15 and 16, McIlroy closed the door on the field with birdies at Wentworth’s two closing par fives.

McIlroy got up-and-down for birdie from a very difficult position right of the 17th green and then put the tournament away when he got up-and-down yet again for a birdie at the par-five 18th.

While McIlroy clearly had some help from 54-hole leader Thomas Bjorn, who posted a final-round 75 to finish in a tie for third, his five-under 32 on the back nine was some of the most impressive pressure-golf McIlroy has played in quite some time.

"I guess when I got inside the ropes this week, it was a little bit of a release, and I was on my own and doing what I do best, which is playing golf, and that sort of gave me four or five hours of serenity or sanctuary or whatever you want to call it," McIlroy said after his round, as r...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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