McIlroy snaps PGA title drought with 3rd win at Quail Hollow
News24
10 May 2021, 16:13 GMT+10
Rory McIlroy snapped an 18-month PGA victory drought on Sunday, overcoming a tense last-hole dilemma to win his third Wells Fargo Championship by one stroke.
The 32-year-old from Northern Ireland defied windy conditions to win his 19th career US PGA title, firing a final-round three-under par 68 to finish 72 holes at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, on 10-under 274.
It was the first victory by McIlroy since the WGC HSBC Champions at Shanghai in November 2019 and it comes with the start of the year s second major tournament, the PGA Championship, looming on 20 May.