Golf: Brilliant McIlroy Ends Drought With Deutsche Bank Crown

BOSTON, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -6th Sep,2016) : Rory McIlroy shot a superb six-under-par 65 to end his 16-month PGA Tour title drought with victory in the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday.

The Northern Ireland star laid the foundations for a two-stroke victory over England's Paul Casey with a bewitching front nine performance, sinking five birdies to be five under at the turn.

Two more birdies and a bogey on the back nine at TPC Boston sealed a deserved win for the 27-year-old, whose last win on the PGA Tour came at the Wells Fargo Championship in May 2015.

The win earned McIlroy another $1.53 million and will see him move up to third in the next set of world rankings. It also catapulted him from 38th to fourth place in the standings for the lucrative FedExCup post-season series. Third round leader Casey had begun the day three shots clear, but saw his challenge unravel after posting four bogeys in a two-over-par 73 to finish second.