Rory McIlroy seals record-breaking win at Quail Hollow
World number one becomes first two-time winner of Wells Fargo Championship with seven-shot victory over Webb Simpson and Patrick Rodgers
Rory McIlroy underscored his status as the best golfer in the world as he put the finishing touches to a record-shattering triumph in the US PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship.
The world number one fired five birdies in a three-under par 69, following up his stunning course-record 61 on Saturday to finish with a 21-under par total of 267 – seven strokes in front of Webb Simpson and Patrick Rodgers who shared second on 274.
Everything is firing on all cylinders for me
The 26-year-old from Northern Ireland shattered the previous 72-hole tournament record set by Anthony Kim in 2008 by five strokes.
He became the first two-time winner of the event, in which he claimed the first of his 11 US PGA Tour titles back in 2010.
“Everything is firing on all cylinders for me,” said McIlroy, who will now head across the Atlantic for the European Tour’s PGA Championship at Wentworth and the Irish Open at Royal County Down.
“I’ve learned how to handle these positions and I’m finishing the job off the way I should, which is very pleasing.