Birthday joy out of bounds for Rory

There was no victory birthday celebration for Rory McIlroy at the Wells Fargo Championship and the 25-year heading home after yet another top-10 finish this season.

Despite fans singing ‘Happy Birthday’ all about the Quail Hollow course and also including a large group of fans around the clubhouse also breaking into song, McIlroy could only muster a final round 70 for a then share of eighth place at eight under.

The effort is McIlroy’s fifth top-10 result in eight events on this year’s PGA Tour.

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