Nordire Rory McIlroy celebrated his first victory in 18 months at the Arnold Palmer Invitationals in Orlando/Florida. The former world number one managed the par 72 share price on the closing day with an outstanding 64 and was three shots ahead of second-placed Bryson DeChambeau (270:273) in the final account.
The 14-time major winner Tiger Woods (USA/278) climbed the tableau again on Sunday with a good 69, three weeks before the first major tournament of the year in Augusta in the US state of Georgia he finished fifth.
“It’s so nice that everything finally fits again,” said four-time major winner McIlroy, who made the victory with five birdies on the last six holes perfect:”I wasn’t so far away at last and I’m proud that I held out in the difficult months” McIlroy celebrated his last victory in September 2016 at the Tour Championship in Atlanta/Georgia.
I felt pretty good on the green,” said the 42-year-old,”I hit the ball a little better than last week,” with Woods finishing second in Palm Harbor/Florida the week before.
Alexander Cejka was the only German starter to miss the cut at the 8.9 million US dollar tournament in Orlando. The Munich native retired at half-time with 147 strokes.