Rory McIlroy intractable in Nevada.
The Northern Irishman won the CJ Cup this Sunday by returning a card of 66, or 6 strokes under par.
By finishing the tournament at 25 under the par, he is ahead of the American Collin Morikawa who nevertheless made 8 birdies and an eagle on the last day with a sublime -10 card.
This is McIlroy's 29th career victory at the world level.
A feat that only 38 golfers before him (including only two non-Americans) were able to achieve.
A success which allows to evacuate the frustration of the Ryder Cup, won by the United States and where the Northern Irishman had not shown himself in his best light.
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I know when I do it right I am able to win a lot of events on the PGA Tour and be the best player in the world.
For the past few months, I've been trying to be someone else.
I realize that being myself is sufficient, and in any case sufficient to accomplish things like that ”
, he declared at the end of his coronation?
The CJ Cup was moved for the second year in a row from South Korea to the United States due to the pandemic.