RORY McIlroy went home from the Travelers Championship €604,000 richer after surging up to sixth place on Sunday.
The five-time major winner had looked adrift of contending at the outset of the final day’s play in Connecticut, USA.
McIlroy is finally regaining form since struggling with a post-Masters comedown[/caption]
Tommy Fleetwood snatched defeat from the jaws of victory[/caption]
Which allowed Keegan Bradley to reel in his three-shot lead[/caption]
Shane Lowry finished well down the leaderboard[/caption]
However, he wound up finishing just three shots behind winner Keegan Bradley who took advantage of a Sunday slip from Tommy Fleetwood.
McIlroy was NINE shots off the top of the leaderboard as he teed off on the opening hole.
But in an encouraging display, he posted a five-under par round of 65 to leave himself in a tie for sixth with world number one Scottie Scheffler.
Shane Lowry meanwhile, placed in a tie for 45th on a total score of one-under par across the four days. For his efforts he’ll earn around €55,000.
Fleetwood had gone into the day with a three-shot lead to himself but a bogey-ridden start and end to his round allowed home favourite Bradley to swoop in and take the title.
The Englishman ended up missing out by a shot after bogeying the 18th to hand victory to the US Ryder Cup captain.
Fleetwood had a six-foot putt to win but his shot appeared to hit a ball mark and drifted inches wide.
He then agonisingly watched on as Bradley sank his putt from a similar distance to birdie, achieving a two-shot swing on the final hole to win the championship.
One fan reacted saying: “That’s just unbelievably bad luck.”
Another added: “1.9M ball mark. Ouch.” And a third wrote: “Really sad to see for the guy.”
The result means Fleetwood’s wait for a PGA Tour win continues. He also missed out on the €2.7million winning prize pot.
Fleetwood shared his disappointment after the final round, saying: “I’m gutted right now.
“I’ve not been in that situation for a long time. It’s probably the worst way to finish.
“Leading by two with three to play. Leading by one going into the last and you don’t even make it to a play-off. It’s the worst way it could go.”
