BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONS Rory McIlroy outdueled Sergio Garcia to win the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational and regain the world number one ranking.
McIlroy erased a three-shot overnight deficit, firing a final round of four-under par 66 for a 15-under total of 265 and a two-shot win over Garcia. He will overtake Australian Adam Scott atop the world rankings, regaining the number one spot he last held in March of 2013.
Got rid of the bird and back to #1 in the world. Good man rory.
Driving the ball 340 yards, unreal. hard to see past him for next weeks major, hope he goes on to dominate golf for a long time.
Rory : “Don’t get married kids”
Hate to say it but it looks like a changing of the guard.
Brilliant stuff Rory, rock on the PGA!
What a difference no wozniaki makes. Good on you Rory.
Well done Rory but the question has to be asked is Sergio Garcia the biggest bottler in professional golfs history… Just a observation …
No. Greg Norman is .
Ah Richie in fairness Norman won multiple majors and a lot of tour events. Sergio has bottled every big tournament he has ever contended in, he putts like a 15 handicapper.
There’s many a fifteen handicapper who are good putters.
He led the tournament in strokes gained through putting, and was in the top ten on tour last season. He will be able to use his unusual claw grip for the rest of his career, unlike Scott, Bradley, Simpson or Clark. Ye must have some standard in your own club if he putts like a 15 handicap….
Garcia’s led at the fifty-four hole stage sixteen times and only won 3 times.
Roll on the PGA
Serious talent who is now starting to deliver. Different league when is playing well. Hope the pending court case doesnt mess up his ryder cup form
Can’t see how Garcia could be called a bottler after this, he shot a 71 on a very hard course. Recent form has been fantastic, two seconds in last two tournaments winning $1.6 million in prizemoney. And lost both tournaments to the best player in the game, if Sergio is a bottler…. Then so is everyone else in the game bar Rory?
Nobody said Sergio isnt class…..hes wonderfully talented but u cant ignore the fact that everytime he is in contention in a major or high profile tour event,he shites the togs…..
He was in contention two weeks ago in the British open and shot a 66 in the final round! That’s hardly bottling it? It’s just easy to come to the lazy conclusion that he is a bottler. But he regularly is in contention in majors, has won the players championship and several other big tournaments. Compare that to Luke Donald for example? Never to be seen at the business end of a major, so never gets any criticism. I would have a lot of respect for the likes of Garcia and Westwood who keep contending and putting themselves up to be shot down
Fran,
I say Sergio will be less likely to bottle it in future… He is playing great golf but more so, he seems happy. The girlfriend seems to be great for him, golf is coming second and being relaxed suits him.
In the last two weeks he has being dealing with a force of nature. Rory has been close to unbeatable. Sergio had to start every second shot forty yards behind Rory yesterday, massive advantage. Rory’s stats are incredible..
I wish Sergio the best, he seems like a nice guy with a passion for life now.. Coming second to Rory at the moment is like winning…
Unreal watching the difference between them on their drives… In a ‘matchplay’ situation like that, it’s a huge psychological blow every hole.. Rory’s been on fire the last couple of weeks..looked very comfortable even when Sergio got back level.. nobody can touch him in this form. Forecast for Valhalla is rain Tue/Wed, dry for the weekend with low winds… soft course, will suit a long, straight hitter… should be right up his alley for #4…
Would agree with you… Bubba Watson might be back in play, Firestone is too tight for him… I think Rory might be even shading Bubba at this stage. Here is the study guide to next week:
http://www.pgatour.com/readiness/2014/08/05/valhalla-pga-championship.html
On the face of it Rory should be too strong for these guys again but golf is a funny game
Lesson in this lads