PhOtOs=Rory McIlroy Wins USPGA Championship
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Rory McIlroy Wins USPGA Championship to Make it Two Successive Majors after Final Round of 68 at Valhalla
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- McIlroy started poorly in final round but recovered to hit 68
- Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson were main challengers
- Rain-affected final round only heightened tension at Valhalla
- World No 1 has now won three tournaments in a row including two majors
- Northern Irishman now has four majors, all by the age of 25
- McIlroy had to show sharp reflexes to catch trophy lid during presentation
- Wins prize purse of over £1m following success in Kentucky
- McIlroy: 'Never in my wildest dream did I imagine I'd have a summer like this'
Daily Mail UK, 11 August 2014
DEREK LAWRENSON AT VALHALLA: They will be talking about this day for as long as majors are played. A day when Rory McIlroy followed up his victory at the Open Championship with a win in the 96th USPGA Championship that was quite simply as thrilling as sport gets, never mind golf. No doubts now the Northern Irishman is on the fast track to greatness. This was his fourth major championship win out of the last 15 played, and all at the age of just 25. Welcome to the Rory era, and what an exciting time it is going to be.
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Trophy hunt: Rory McIlroy has now won four majors after claiming the USGPA Championship on Sunday
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Spoils of victory: McIlroy shows off the enormous Wanamaker trophy after his latest Major win
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Proud: McIlroy can't keep his eyes off the trophy as he faces the media in the press conference afterwards
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In the spotlight: McIlroy shows off his latest piece of silverware to the cameras
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Sweet success: The World No 1 has now won two majors in a row, and three tournaments
Championship Results 7 - 10 August 2014
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Pos. Player Name Score Hole
1 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy -16 18
2 USA Phil Mickelson -15 18
3 Sweden Henrik Stenson -14 18
3 USA Rickie Fowler -14 18
5 USA Ryan Palmer -12 18
5 USA Jim Furyk -12 18
7 South Africa Ernie Els -11 18
7 France Victor Dubuisson -11 18
7 Finland Mikko Ilonen -11 18
7 USA Jimmy Walker -11 18
7 USA Steve Stricker -11 18
7 USA Hunter Mahan -11 18
13 USA Brandt Snedeker -10 18
13 USA Kevin Chappell -10 18
15 USA Brooks Koepka -9 18
15 Australia Jason Day -9 18
15 Scotland Marc Warren -9 18
15 South Africa Charl Schwartzel -9 18
15 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen -9 18
15 Austria Bernd Wiesberger -9 18
15 England Lee Westwood -9 18
15 Canada Graham Delaet -9 18
15 Australia Adam Scott -9 18
24 England Justin Rose -8 18
24 Wales Jamie Donaldson -8 18
26 Netherlands Joost Luiten -7 18
27 USA Kenny Perry -6 18
27 USA Jerry Kelly -6 18
27 USA Bill Haas -6 18
30 Denmark Thorbjorn Olesen -5 18
30 France Alexander Levy -5 18
30 England Danny Willett -5 18
33 USA Daniel Summerhays -4 18
33 USA Nick Watney -4 18
33 USA Cameron Tringale -4 18
36 Spain Sergio Garcia -3 18
36 South Africa Richard Sterne -3 18
36 Japan Hideki Matsuyama -3 18
36 Fiji Vijay Singh -3 18
36 Sweden Jonas Blixt -3 18
41 England Luke Donald -2 18
41 Japan Koumei Oda -2 18
41 USA Jason Bohn -2 18
41 USA Ryan Moore -2 18
41 Zimbabwe Brendon De Jonge -2 18
41 USA Brian Harman -2 18
47 Australia Matt Jones -1 18
47 USA Pat Perez -1 18
47 USA Scott Brown -1 18
47 Italy Edoardo Molinari -1 18
47 Ireland Shane Lowry -1 18
47 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell -1 18
47 Sweden Robert Karlsson -1 18
47 Australia Geoff Ogilvy -1 18
47 Australia Marc Leishman -1 18
47 South Africa Branden Grace -1 18
47 England Chris Wood -1 18
47 Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti -1 18
59 USA Patrick Reed Par 18
59 Italy Francesco Molinari Par 18
59 USA Brendan Steele Par 18
59 England Ian Poulter Par 18
59 Spain Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano Par 18
59 USA Billy Horschel Par 18
65 USA Bubba Watson +3 18
65 USA Chris Stroud +3 18
65 USA Kevin Stadler +3 18
65 USA J.B. Holmes +3 18
69 USA Shawn Stefani +4 18
70 USA Zach Johnson +5 18
70 Sweden Fredrik Jacobson +5 18
70 Scotland Colin Montgomerie +5 18
73 USA Brendon Todd +9 18
74 Spain Rafael Cabrera-Bello +10 18
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MEN'S MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING GOLFERS
1. Jack Nicklaus (USA) 18 (6 X Masters, 4 x US Open, 3 x The Open, 5 x PGA)
2. Tiger Woods (USA) 14 (4 x Masters, 3 x US Open, 3 x The Open, 4 x PGA)
3. Walter Hagen (USA) 11 (2 x US Open, 4 x The Open, 5 x PGA)
4= Ben Hogan (USA) 9 (2 x Masters, 4 x US Open, 1 x The Open, 2 x PGA)
4= Gary Player (RSA) 9 (3 x Masters, 1 x US Open, 3 x The Open, 2 x PGA)
6. Tom Watson (USA) 8 (2 x Masters, 1 x US Open, 5 x The Open)
7= Gene Sarazen (USA) 7 (1 x Masters, 2 x US Open, 1 x The Open, 3 x PGA)
7= Arnold Palmer (USA) 7 (4 x Masters, 1 x US Open, 2 x The Open)
7= Sam Snead (USA) 7 (3 x Masters, 1 x The Open, 3 x PGA)
7= Bobby Jones (USA) 7 (4 x US Open, 3 x The Open)
7= Harry Vardon (Jersey) 7 (1 x US Open, 6 x The Open)
12= Lee Trevino (USA) 6 (2 x US Open, 2 x The Open, 2 x PGA)
12= Nick Faldo (England) 6 (3 x Masters, 3 x The Open)
Rory McIlroy now has four Majors (1 x US Open, 1 x The Open, 2 x PGA) and is equal with Raymond Floyd (USA), Willie Anderson (Scotland), Ernie Els (South Africa), Jim Barnes (England), Bobby Locke (South Africa), Tom Morris Sr (Scotland), Tom Morris Jr (Scotland) and Willie Park Sr (Scotland).
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