Rory McIlroy converted an eagle putt from off the 14th green Sunday and held on for a one-stroke win at the CJ Cup at Summit in Las Vegas.
The four-time major champion from Northern Ireland posted a final-round 6-under 66 to go 25 under over four days. Collin Morikawa eagled the last hole for a 10-under 62, coming up just shy for second place at 24 under.
It was McIlroy’s second win of the calendar year and his 20th career PGA Tour victory. “To get to 20 wins out here is a big achievement,” McIlroy said. “Yeah, I mean, I didn’t know if it was going to be this week, but I knew if I just kept my head down and kept playing well and doing the right things, eventually I’d get there.”
Playing in the final pairing with 54-hole leader Rickie Fowler, McIlroy made five birdies and one bogey before reaching No. 14, a par 5. His second shot landed short of the green, but he used his putter to sink an uphill 35-footer.
“I never really saw it as a chip, I saw it as a putt,” McIlroy said. “There wasn’t much break in it actually. The only thing I needed to do was get the speed right and just try and judge what it was going to do.”
McIlroy — who posted a 62 on Saturday to shoot up the leaderboard — was playing his first competitive golf since last month’s Ryder Cup.
