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PGA Tour: Rory McIlroy bags first win since 2019

05/10/2021

PGA Tour: Rory McIlroy bags first win since 2019
06 May

05/06 – 05/09/2021

PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship 2021

Quail Hollow Club – Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

  • Round 4/4
  • Official
  • Strokeplay
  • Prize money: $8,100,000
  • Defending champion: Max Homa

Rory McIlroy has won the Wells Fargo Championship on the PGA Tour, ahead of Abraham Ancer in second place.

The Northern Irishman scored a final round of 68 at Quail Hollow Club, winning his first title since the US Open at Pebble Beach in November 2019.
This weekend marked his third win at Quail Hollow, having made his breakout win here back in 2010.
After a long slump in his career, McIlroy thanked fans for their continued support on Twitter. (@McIlroyRory / Twitter)
After a long slump in his career, McIlroy thanked fans for their continued support on Twitter. (@McIlroyRory / Twitter)
Abraham Ancer came in second place, losing out on the title by just one shot and Viktor Hovland and Keith Mitchell who tied for third place. McIlroy finished the Wells Fargo Championship with a total of 10 under par.

UK Player Roundup:

World number 52, Matt Wallace, ends the tournament at T6 rank. The Englishman took home a final round of 70 at Quail Hollow Club. He finished 5 shots behind McIlrpy with a total score of 5 under par.

Tommy Fleetwood, world number 27, rounds off the tournament at T14. The Englishman took home a closing round of 70. With a total score of -2 he finished 8 shots behind McIlroy.

Scotsman Russell Knox ends the tournament in T18 position. Knox, 35, logged a closing round of 72 at Quail Hollow Club. With a total score of -1 he ended up 9 strokes behind McIlroy by the end of the Wells Fargo Championship 2021.

The tournament:

The Wells Fargo Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament was played from May 6th-9th of May 2021 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. This year a total prize money of $8,100,000 was paid to the players, with McIlroy winning the largest sum of $1,422,000. The course for the tournament at Quail Hollow Club plays at Par 71.

After last year's tournament had to be cancelled due to pandemic, Max Homa came in this year as defending champion, after his victory in 2019. Homa missed the cut this year after playing eleven over par in the first two days of the tournament.

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