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DENMARK’S RASMUS Hojgaard produced a brilliant finish to win the Amgen Irish Open and inflict a second heartbreaking defeat of the year on home favourite Rory McIlroy.
A disappointed McIlroy, who missed out on a first major since 2014 when he bogeyed three of the last four holes in the US Open in June, said: “Unfortunately I’m getting used to it this year. “I had to try to keep my composure walking up to the 18th green there. Wish I could play in front of those fans and this atmosphere every week.
With playing partner Matteo Manassero then dropping shots on the third and fourth, McIlroy briefly enjoyed a four-shot lead before making a bogey on the seventh and missing from inside 10 feet for birdie on both the eighth and ninth. Hojgaard’s birdie on the 18th meant McIlroy needed to make an eagle on the same hole to force a play-off and a towering approach from 191 yards gave him a chance from 15 feet, only for the eagle putt to slide just wide.
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