The spectacular finish took place this Monday at Dubai Emirates GC in between world no.1 Rory McIlroystaunch defender of the traditional circuits, the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and his staunch ‘enemy’, once in the Ryder Cup, now because of his links to the Arab Super League (LIV Golf), patrick reed. McIlroy won by a stroke, removing the thorn of ‘defeat’ last year after missing out on a tiebreaker (win for Norwegian Viktor Hovland, absent this year).
Both players, Reed and McIlroy, exited the penultimate and final groups on the final day of the tournament by Rolex series which should have ended on Monday due to cancellations due to bad weather in the past few days. Reed, who had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey, shot 65 on Monday, for a total of 270 and -18. He closed his great final performance with a ‘4’ on the 18th which put more pressure on Rory and he waited in the signature collection tent to see what his rival would do on the 18th hole this, par 5, where he buried his chances of winning. in 2022 and made bogey on Sunday in the third day giving life to all who chased him.
McIlroy, a product of adrenaline, and after signing for birdie on 17 played bogey on 16, hit a drive on 18 and the ball rolled and rolled until it stopped in the rough just two feet from the water. The luck of the British there, they say, is the luck of the champions. He then didn’t risk it and played a second shot down the fairway to leave a third where he could get the ball as close to the hole as possible and have a birdie option.
And just like that, his third shot ended up about four meters from the flag, a drop putt that Rory never forgave: birdie-4, fist in the air, very satisfied face, 68 strokes at 269 (-19) for take success beyond what is pure competition. One only has to remember the existing tension between McIlroy and Reed at LIV Golf, the lawsuit filed by the American and McIlroy’s ‘no greeting’ to Reed on the practice range on Monday when the American went to shake his hand and the Northern Irishman is not. don’t touch. Reed describes McIlroy as an “immature brat.”
“It was a battle all day, one of the hardest I’ve had in my career, because somehow it went beyond golf, and I had to concentrate as much as possible on my game. At the age of 18, I played two ways to the green but seeing what happened the day before and last year I preferred not to risk it. It’s a good start to the year and a very sweet victory,” McIlroy said on the green of 18 on television.
The best Spanish in the end is Angel Hidalgo8th tied at -12 while adri arnaus he is 13th ex aequo with -11.
Source: La Verdad
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