Irish pair Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry got here via a play-off to win the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans.
On the finish of the fourth spherical, Lowry made probably the most of an excellent chip on to the 18th inexperienced by McIlroy by sinking a birdie putt, extending the competition as they joined Martin Coach and Chad Ramey on 25 beneath at TPC Louisiana.
The American pair had been among the many early starters, powering 26 locations up the leaderboard with a spherical of 63 that included seven birdies on the again 9, however the close to three-hour wait to see if their rating would maintain up noticed them come into the play-off wanting rusty.
And after Ramey pulled his second shot left and on to a highway, Coach got here up brief in his effort to succeed in the inexperienced.
That gave Ryder Cup team-mates McIlroy and Lowry the benefit regardless of the latter having discovered sand together with his second shot, however after Lowry missed a putt for par, they wanted Coach to narrowly miss his personal putt to substantiate their win – McIlroy’s twenty fifth profession PGA Tour win.
“It’s completely superb,” McIlroy stated on CBS Sports activities. “We’ve had an superior week right here in New Orleans. The crowds have been completely superb, to get the help we’ve had on the market. We’ve had a lot enjoyable whereas doing it and it’s only a bonus to win on the finish.
“It couldn’t be higher than to do it with this man alongside me.”
Lowry added: “It’s nice. It felt much-needed. Coming into the week we felt we might do with a giant leap for the FedEx Cup, let’s get 400 factors every and that’s what we’ve carried out.
“I really feel a little bit bit dangerous taking them as a result of Rory carried me, however I’m taking them.”