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Rory McIlroy Falls Agonizingly Short Before Home Fans at Irish Open

Rory McIlroy saw an eagle putt slide by at the 72nd hole which would have forced a playoff at the Irish Open. He finished second by a shot to Rasmus Hojgaard. | DP World Tour

In front of an entire country pulling for him, Rory McIlroy came up agonizingly short at the Irish Open.

McIlroy held a one-shot lead after three rounds at Royal County Down, in Newcastle in his native Northern Ireland, but Denmark’s Rasmus Højgaard surged to the title with a back-nine 31 that included three consecutive birdies to close out his 65. 

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