Rory McIlroy on emotional win: ‘I was trying to hold back the tears on the 18th green’

His approach shots on 16 and 18 were shot of the year contenders.

An emotional Rory McIlroy produced a sensational finish to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and win the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open for the first time at The K Club.

McIlroy had seen his three-shot lead become a one-shot deficit with three holes to play as Scotland's Russell Knox carded four birdies and an eagle in a final round interrupted twice by hailstorms and torrential rain.