McIlroy targeting third straight top-five finish

RORY McLLROY will seek his third straight top-five finish at this week’s Portugal Masters after another hugely impressive display in the Madrid Open.

McIlroy carded a final-round 70 at Club de Campo to finish five shots behind Denmark’s Mads Vibe-Hastrup, who fired a closing 67 to finish 16 under par and claim the €148,000 first prize.

The Northern Ireland teenager failed in his bid to become the youngest winner in European Tour history at 18 years and 163 days, but certainly proved his third place in the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews a week earlier was no flash in the pan.