McIlroy storms back for dramatic win

RORY McILROY pulled a brilliant victory from the jaws of defeat when the WGC-Accenture World Match Play Championship began in Tucson yesterday.

Four down to American Kevin Na early on and still two behind with only four holes remaining, the 20-year-old fourth seed eagled the next and won on the final green as his little-known opponent, ranked 61st in the world, felt the heat.

Out, though, went three-time major winner Pádraig Harrington, who surprisingly lost three and one to Indian Jeev Milkha Singh, while Graeme McDowell lost 2&1 to Luke Donald.