World No 1 Rory McIlroy fired his second consecutive four-under 67 on Monday to capture the PGA Tour’s Deutsche Bank Championship by one shot over South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen.
McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, finished at 20-under-par 264 for his third victory of the season. He now has five career PGA Tour wins.
“I didn’t finish off the way I would have liked,” McIlroy said. “But I got there in the end. I’m very happy.”
Oosthuizen closed with an even-par 71 on the TPC Boston to finish solo in second at 19-under at the US$8 million tournament. The 2010 British Open champion lost earlier this year to Bubba Watson in a playoff at the Masters.
Tiger Woods parred eight consecutive holes beginning at the 10th and then made birdie on 18 for a final round five-under 66. Woods finished third at 18-under-par 266.
Woods also surpassed the US$100 million mark in PGA Tour earnings with his third-place finish.
Dustin Johnson (70) and Phil Mickelson (66) tied for fourth at minus-14 in the Monday finish. It marked Mickelson’s best finish since the Masters, where he placed in a tie for third.