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    Weather: Partly Cloudy. High of 81. Wind SSW 12-15 mph with gusts of 30 mph. Final-Round Leaderboard Rory McIlroy                      72-66-68-68—274 (-10) Abraham Ancer                  69-70-70-66—275 (-9) Viktor Hovland                  69-72-68-67—276 (-8) Keith Mitchell                    67-71-66-72—276 (-8) Gary Woodland                 67-69-70-71—277 (-7) Things to Know Rory ...

Rory McIlroy declared his third Wells Fargo Championship triumph to be a ‘huge boost’ heading into next week’s PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. McIlroy, and with his wife and eight-month old daughter watching on, ended an 18-month winless drought at his much-loved Quail Hollow course in suburban Charlotte. McIlroy had broken through to win on the PGA Tour in 2010 at Quail Hollow and he won again in 2015 but there was something very special about Sunday’s victory despite ...

Rory McIlroy revealed a neck injury almost forced him out of the Wells Fargo Championship before finally ending an 18-month winless drought but only after superbly avoiding near disaster on the final hole of the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina. McIlroy, and no thanks to an errant driver that included landing within a lateral water hazard off the tee on 18 and forced into taking a penalty drop, closed with a final round 68 to win by a shot with a 10-under par at Quail Hollow. Texas-based ...

South African sensation Garrick Higgo has joined Tiger Woods in the records books with victory at the Canary Islands Championship. Higgo, 21, posted an ace and seven birdies in a closing 64 to win by six shots with a 27-under par victory tally on the spectacular clifftop Costa Adeje course at Tenerife. The Joburg-born Higgo’s winning total was just two shots shy of matching fellow South African who owns the Tour 72-low of 29-under set at the 2003 Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth, Australia. It had ...

History beckons for Rory McIlroy heading to the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow. In his present 27-tournament winning career the recently-turned 32-year-old is yet to win the same tournament on three occasions. He gets that chance later today (Sunday) in suburban Charlotte after posting a third round 68 to finish sharing second place with fellow US Open winner Gary Woodland (70) at seven-under par. American Keith Mitchell signed for a bogey-free five-under par 66 to lead ...

In fairness, Bryson DeChambeau was not the only golfer taken by surprise when the Wells Fargo Championship halfway cut fell at two-over par. Among those also who ended their second rounds at two-over par was Open Champion Shane Lowry but then the Royal Portrush winning hero was out in the afternoon half of the draw in posting scores of 71 and 73 that saw the Irishman two shots shy of the then projected cut of level par. Unlike DeChambeau, Lowry was not about to leave Charlotte in a hurry. You see ...

In fairness, Bryson DeChambeau was not the only golfer taken by surprise when the Wells Fargo Championship halfway cut fell at two-over par. Among those also who ended their second rounds at two-over par was Open Champion Shane Lowry but then the Royal Portrush winning hero was out in the afternoon half of the draw in posting scores of 71 and 73 that saw the Irishman two shots shy of the then projected cut of level par. Unlike DeChambeau, Lowry was not about to leave Charlotte in a hurry. You see ...