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BOX OFFICE STUFF: Rory's magic moment

football07 September 2025 19:58

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On the 72nd hole of regulation play at The K Club in Straffan, County Kildare, Rory McIlroy was trailing by two shots.

With everything on the line, he drained a 28-foot eagle putt — a clutch, curling shot that electrified the crowd and forced a playoff against Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren.

The win was McIlroy’s second Irish Open title, coming nine years after his first in 201and just months after completing his career Grand Slam at the Masters.

He described the experience as “an incredible homecoming” and said, “Moments like this are the ones you remember after your career is over.”

The best feeling in the world.#AmgenIrishOpen pic.twitter.com/OknY1mCXa6
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) September 7, 2025

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