The McIlroy-Lowry pair won the Zurich Classic

The couple formed by the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroynumber two in the world, and the Irish Shane Lowry was imposed on Zurich Classic New Orleanstournament of PGA which is played by duos, by losing the tiebreaker the duo formed by the American Chad Ramey and the french Martin Trainer.

The Europeans They signed for par on the par five of the 18th hole where the tournament was resolvedwhich earned them the victory, as their rivals made a mistake and ended up with a bogey.

Ramey and Trainer staged a spectacular comeback on the final day of the ‘foursomes’: they started seven strokes behind the leader, but A brilliant fourth and final round of 63, nine under par, allowed them to climb to the top of the standings..

Only McIlroy and Lowry, who played together on the Irish Olympic team and in Europe in the Ryder Cupthey were able to achieve the ultimate goal of 25 under par to challenge them for the victory of the tournament.

AND The two friends managed to win the first hole played in the play-offs.

“We came out, had a lot of fun and won. You couldn’t ask for a better week,” Lowry said, as McIlroy treasured winning a PGA tour tournament with one of his best friends: “It’s amazing to do it with this guy.”

This achievement is McIlroy’s 25th on the PGA Tour, while Lowry earned his third victorythe first in an event organized by the North American circuit since his victory in Portrush British Open in 2019.

Zurich Classic standings

before the playoffs

1. McIlroy/Lowry (NIR/IRL) (61-70-64-68) -25
2. Ramey/Trainer (USA/FRA) (66-69-65-63) -25
3. Brehm/Hubbard (USA) (61-70-64-69) -24
4. Higgo/Fox (RSA/NZL) (63-72-65-65) -23
4. Stevens/Barjon (USA/FRA) (63-71-67-64) -23
4. Echavarria/Greyser. (COL/USA) (64-69-63-69) -23
4. Blair/Fishburn (USA) (63-70-60-72) -23
8. Sigg/Hadley (USA) (63-72-65-66) -22
8. Detry/MacIntyre (BEL/SCO) (62-71-64-69) -22