McIlroy makes top 50 debut

Nineteen-year-old Rory McIlroy has still made it into the world’s top 50 for the first time despite his play-off defeat in the Hong Kong Open today.

McIlroy makes top 50 debut
Sun, 23 Nov, 2008 - 15:46

Nineteen-year-old Rory McIlroy has still made it into the world’s top 50 for the first time despite his play-off defeat in the Hong Kong Open today.

McIlroy, a professional for only 14 months, suffered his second sudden death loss of the year, being beaten at the second extra hole by Taiwan’s Lin Wen-tang.

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