Rory McIlroy romps to fourth victory at Quail Hollow with final-round 65 | Golf

Rory McIlroy claimed back-to-back PGA Tour titles as he overhauled Xander Schauffele with a shocking back-nine show on the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday. The world No 2, who claimed the Zurich Basic alongside Shane Lowry a fortnight in the past, began the ultimate spherical one shot behind Schauffele however romped house with an inward 32 to win in type.

A six-under 65 meant McIlroy completed 17 beneath as he triumphed at Quail Hole for a fourth time and offered the right tune-up for the US PGA Championship at Valhalla, the scene of his most up-to-date main victory in 2014.

McIlroy instructed Sky Sports activities: “Coming into this week, at a course I’m snug with, my swing feels extra snug than it has achieved. Going to a venue subsequent week the place I’ve received, it appears like the celebs are aligning a bit of bit. However I’ve a variety of golf to play and a variety of nice gamers to attempt to beat. I’m going into the following main of the 12 months feeling actually good about myself.”

Schauffele completed 5 behind in second after stumbling to a 71, with South Korea’s An Byeong-hun third on 9 beneath after a 66.

McIlroy birdied the primary after a tremendous strategy to inside 5 toes. Nonetheless, he handed the shot again on the fourth after failing to rise up and down from a greenside bunker. Schauffele’s run of pars ended with a three-putt bogey on the sixth however he bounced again in type on the subsequent, firing his strategy to the par 5 to 12 toes and holing for eagle. McIlroy discovered himself two photographs again when he made par on the identical gap after three-putting.

McIlroy stormed again with birdies on the eighth and ninth earlier than producing an eagle from 34 toes on the tenth. Schauffele was one beneath for a similar three-hole stretch to depart the four-time main winner one forward. McIlroy discovered himself two in entrance as Schauffele dropped a shot on the twelfth and ramped up the stress on his enjoying associate with a birdie from 13 toes on the quick subsequent. Schauffele failed to avoid wasting par after hitting his tee shot into tough behind the inexperienced on the thirteenth to depart McIlroy 4 clear.

McIlroy obtained up and down from a greenside bunker for an additional acquire on the driveable 14th, with Schauffele lacking from 5 toes to depart his rival 5 clear. An eagle from a greenside bunker on the fifteenth eradicated any prospect of a nervy end for McIlroy and the parred the sixteenth and seventeenth earlier than dropping two photographs on the final after hitting his strategy within the water.