'We're not finished yet' - dramatic Irish Open win adds to career-high year for Rory McIlroy
HOME COMFORTS: Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the Amgen Irish Open with his wife Erica Stoll and daughter Poppy.
Rory McIlroy described his Amgen Irish Open victory on Sunday as contributing to possibly the best year of his career as the Masters champion began celebrating his play-off success over Joakim Lagergren at The K Club.
The world number two claimed his fourth win of 2025 having forced a sudden death play-off with a 27-foot eagle putt at the 72nd hole in front of huge and wildly celebrating crowds. Both McIlroy and Lagergren had finished tied on 17 under par having each carded a final-round, six-under 66 in regulation and it took three sudden-death playings of the 18th to decide the play-off, the Swede cracking first as he sent his approach shot into the water to the left of the green. That left McIlroy with a two-putt birdie to secure the 20th DP World Tour victory of his professional career and adding to his wins earlier in the season at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Players Championship and the Masters, when he became just the sixth player to complete a career grand slam of major successes, following in the footsteps of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
