Rory McIlroy Wins 2015 Wells Fargo Championship: Final Score, Reaction

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Published: May 17, 2015

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Rory McIlroy showed no signs of fatigue or letdown after his win at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship and a top-10 finish at the Players Championship, backing those results up Sunday with a victory at the Wells Fargo Championship.    

The PGA Tour on Twitter highlighted the result:



McIlroy fired a three-under 69 in the final round (21-under overall) to win by seven strokes over Americans Patrick Rodgers and Webb Simpson (14-under) at Quail Hollow in Charlotte. The victory marks his 11th PGA Tour triumph. He really separated himself from the field by breaking his own course record Saturday with a third-round 61.   

"Everything is firing on all cylinders," McIlroy said, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com).



ESPN's Trey Wingo shared his thoughts on McIlroy's performance:



The world No. 1 has always had an affinity for this tournament, the site of his first stateside victory as a pro in 2010. McIlroy also went to a playoff at this event in 2012, losing to last week's Players Championship winner, Rickie Fowler.   

Just turning 26, McIlroy is already a four-time major champion. At the moment, he is clicking on all cylinders and bolstering his credibility as a legitimate legend—still with plenty to write in his growing legacy.

Masters champion Jordan Spieth and Fowler loom as the next big hopes for American golf and the most likely rivals to challenge McIlroy on a regular basis. All three have been trading massive statements lately, and it was nice to see McIlroy respond yet again Sunday with a dominant victory.

Although Spieth and Fowler still have a ways to go to catch McIlroy, the future of golf looks to be in good hands, and McIlroy leads the way. He is already a Hall of Famer and may still have his best golf in front of him.

Perhaps most impressive about McIlr...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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