BMW PGA Championship last leaderboard
-20 R McIlroy (NI), T Lawrence (SA), B Horschel (US); -17 M Manassero (Ita), M Baldwin (Eng), A Rai (Eng); -16 U Coussaud (Fra), N Norgaard (Cave), A Rozner (Fra)
Chosen:
-13 M Armitage (Eng), T McKibbin (NI); -12 T Fleetwood, R MacIntyre (Sco), E Pepperell (Eng), M Wallace (Eng)
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America’s Billy Horschel held his nerve to defeat Rory McIlroy in a exciting play-off and clinch the BMW PGA Championship title.
Horschel, McIlroy and Thriston Lawrence entered a three-way play-off at Wentworth in Surrey after finishing their last rounds on 20 beneath standard.
A bogey from Lawrence on the primary gap made it a two-horse race and Horschel wrapped up triumph with an hawk.
“I’m excited and energized for the way I played,” Horschel said.
“At the same time I’m a small disillusioned – Rory may be a extraordinary companion of mine and he’s a generational ability. I know how near he’s been this year so I can feel for him.
“I required a bit of good fortune. There was a part of luckiness on my side to urge this triumph nowadays.”
It is the moment time Horschel has won the PGA Championship, having moreover come out on beat at Wentworth in 2021.
Horschel and Northern Ireland’s McIlroy begun the day in a tie for moment, three shots modest of pioneer Matteo Manassero.
Lawrence was to begin with into the clubhouse, setting the target for others to chase, taking after a fine seven-under-par 65 counting seven birdies.
In any case, his disappointment to discover a birdie on any of the ultimate two closing standard fives cleared out the entryway unlatched for McIlroy and Horschel to coordinate his score for the week.
For McIlroy, it is another anguishing close miss after being beaten in tight mold on a few events this year, counting at final week’s Irish Open and when falling absent within the last mentioned stages amid his interest of a fifth major at the US Open.
English pair Matt Baldwin and Aaron Rai had to settle for 17 beneath, wrapping up in a three-way tie for moment with Italy’s Manassero.
