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2019 McIlroy Edges Schauffele To Win

6th,
November WGC-HSBC Champions In Shanghai

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ory McIlroy edged out
EXAMINER Rplay-off Champions the
Xander Schauffele in a
win
to
WGC-HSBC
in
Shanghai.
The world number two won at
IRISH the first extra hole at the Sheshan
International Golf Club after the
pair both finished on 19 under.
Schauffele, the defending champi-
on, had birdied the 18th to take the
event into a play-off but he could
only score par as the pair played it
again in sudden death.
McIlroy, who had to lay up after
flirting with water on his first play-
ing of the 18th, duly sank a birdie
putt to claim his 27th career title.
It was also McIlroy’s third win in
a World Golf Championships event,
his fourth win of 2019 and the first
in his defense of the FedEX Cup
title. It lifted him to the top of the
PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings
and fifth in the European Tour’s
Race to Dubai rankings.
McIlroy told Sky Sports: “It’s a
tough closing stretch even though
there are holes you think you should
birdie. There are dangers waiting
around every corner. needed to and thankfully it paid off.” closing 68 while fast-finishing this month.
“I played conservatively when I McIlroy shot four birdies in his Schauffele recorded seven birdies, The Northern Irishman said: “I
five of which were on the front nine, got off to a good start in the FedEx
Sean Downes in a 66, although a bogey at the sixth Cup last year and being up there

from the start is huge.
was to prove costly.
South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen “I think this win gets me to num-
Attorney at Law finished third on 17 under after a 69, ber one in the FedEx Cup and that’s
two shots ahead of Victor Perez,
nice going into the break. I’m going
67 Wall Street, Suite 2401 Matthias Schwab and Abraham to take two months off after I play in
New York, New York 10005-3101 Ancer. Britain’s Matt Fitzpatrick fin- Dubai in a couple of weeks’ time.
Telephone: (212) 248-3232 Fax (212) 248-2848 ished seventh on 14 under. “I am looking forward to that
Representing those injured in: McIlroy now hopes to round off break but I have still got one tourna-
SCAFFOLDING ACCIDENTS CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS 2019 with success on the European ment left this year at a place where
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
AND ALL OTHER ACCIDENT CASES circuit’s season-ending DP World I’ve had some success. I want to fin-
Tour Championship in Dubai later ish the year on a high note.” C

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