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RORY McILROY HAS suffered an agonising one-shot defeat in the Irish Open at Royal County Down.
— DP World Tour September 15, 2024 Hojgaard produced a brilliant finish as McIlroy suffered a second heartbreaking loss of the year. But while Hojgaard completed a superb closing 65 with four birdies in the last five holes, McIlroy crucially bogeyed the 17th and then agonisingly missed an eagle putt on the 18th which would have forced a play-off.
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 after failing to get up and down from left of the green.
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