Rory McIlroy responds after winning the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Rory McIlroy declared back-to-back PGA Tour titles as he upgraded Xander Schauffele with a sensational back-nine display screen at the Wells Fargo Championship. The world second, who declared the Zurich Classic together with Shane Lowry a fortnight back, began the last round one behind Schauffele however romped home with an inward 32 to win in design. A six-under 65 saw McIlroy end up 17 under as he thrived at Quail Hollow for a 4th time and supplied the ideal tune-up for next week’s United States PGA Championship at Valhalla– the scene of his newest significant success in 2014. McIlroy informed Sky Sports: “Coming into today, at a golf course I am comfy with, my golf swing feels more comfy than it has actually done. “Going to a place next week where I have actually won, it seems like the stars are lining up a bit. I have a lot of golf to play and a lot of excellent gamers to attempt to beat. “I am entering into the next significant of the year sensation actually excellent about myself.” Schauffele ended up 5 behind in 2nd after stumbling to a 71, with South Korea’s An Byeong-hun 3rd on 9 under after a 66. McIlroy birdied the very first after a great method to inside 5 feet. He handed the shot back at the 4th after stopping working to get up and down from a greenside bunker. Schauffele’s run of pars ended with a three-putt bogey on the 6th however he got better in design at the next, shooting his method to the par 5 to 12 feet and holing for eagle. McIlroy discovered himself 2 shots back when he made par on the exact same hole after three-putting. The Northern Irishman stormed back with birdies at the 8th and ninth before producing an eagle of his own from 34 feet at the 10th. Schauffele was just one under for the very same three-hole stretch to leave the four-time significant winner one ahead. McIlroy discovered himself 2 in front as Schauffele dropped a shot on the 12th and increase the pressure on his playing partner with a birdie from 13 feet at the brief next. Schauffele stopped working to conserve par after striking his tee shot into rough behind the green on the 13th to leave McIlroy 4 clear. McIlroy got up and below a greenside bunker for another gain at the driveable 14th, with Schauffele missing out on from 5 feet to leave his competing 5 clear. An eagle from a greenside bunker on the 15th removed any possibility of a nervy surface for McIlroy and the 35-year-old parred the 16th and 17th before dropping 2 shots on the last after striking his method in the water.
Rory McIlroy storms to five-shot triumph at Wells Fargo Championship
