Summary

  • Irish Open final round at the K Club in County Kildare

  • Rory McIlroy beats Sweden's Joakim Lagergren on third extra hole after eagle on 72nd hole to force play-off

  • McIlroy wins home open for second time and takes first title since the Masters

  • Angel Hidalgo and Rafael Cabrera-Bello - who aced the third hole - miss out on play-off by two shots

  1. Rafa cards closing 67published at 16:49 British Summer Time 7 September

    Cabrera-Bello -15 (67)

    Rafael Cabrera-Bello. For birdie on the last.

    No! It's right straight off the bat and that's a massive chance missed for the Spaniard.

    He posts -15 with a five-under 67 that included that ace on the third.

  2. Postpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 7 September

    McIlroy -15 (16)

    McIlroy's tee shot on 17 leaks to the right but it's held on the short stuff and he'll only have a short iron into the green.

    Needs a birdie.

    Rory McIlroyImage source, Getty Images
  3. Par secured for leaderpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 7 September

    Lagergren -16 (17)

    Lagergren does indeed roll in for his par.

    He leads by one as he strides to the 18th tee.

  4. Postpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 7 September

    Cabrera-Bello -15 (17)

    Rafael Cabrera-Bello finds the sand off the 18th tee and is forced to lay up.

    But his third is lovely and he'll have an uphill but for a closing birdie to post -16.

    This is tense.

  5. Postpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 7 September

    Lagergren -16 (16)

    Speaking of the Swede, he has a lengthy birdie putt of his own on 17.

    Hmmm, it's not quite dead. He'll have about three feet left. You'd expect him to make it though.

  6. Postpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 7 September

    McIlroy -15 (16)

    McIlroy has holed a couple of monsters today but he lags his birdie try on 16 down to kick-in distance.

    That's a big chance gone.

    Joakim Lagergren's in the driving seat.

  7. Latest leaderboardpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 7 September

    Here's how we're looking.

    Leaderboard
  8. Postpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 7 September

    McIlroy -15 (15)

    Rory McIlroy lays up down the 16th.

    He has a wedge in hand for his third.

    Hmm, that's ultra-safe. Well left and not the good look at birdie he was expecting.

  9. Postpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 7 September

    Cabrera-Bello -15 (17)

    It's a par for Rafael Cabrera-Bello at the 17th and he'll probably need at least a birdie at the last.

    Still in it.

  10. Postpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 7 September

    Hidalgo -14 (15)

    Angel Hidalgo plays a cracker into the 15th and has a downhill putt to bounce back from that bogey on the last.

    No! It lips out on the left.

  11. Lagergren leapfrogs into solo leadpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 7 September

    Lagergren -16 (16)

    Right. A massive moment for Joakim Lagergren.

    After a stunning second into the par-five 16th, he can take the lead on his own with an eagle.

    And he does! What a move by the Swede.

    Joakim LagergrenImage source, Inpho
    Image caption,

    Joakim Lagergren

  12. Postpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 7 September

    McIlroy -15 (15)

    Will it be a McIlroy special off the tee on 16?

    No. "Fore left" he cries and that looks like it'll be a lay-up.

  13. Postpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 7 September

    McIlroy -15 (15)

    Rory McIlroy gives his birdie try on 15 a good run but it misses on the left.

    He'll have a wee knee-knocker on the way back.

    Yep, in it goes. He'll take that par after narrowly avoiding the water off the tee.

    Three holes left. Par five next.

  14. Postpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 7 September

    Lagergren -14 (15)

    Joakim LagergrenImage source, Getty Images

    Joakim Lagergren, take a bow!

    He takes dead aim with a three-wood at the par-five 16th. It's on an aggressive line and lands about eight feet to the right of the cup.

    What a chance for eagle!

  15. Bogey for Hidalgopublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 7 September

    Hidalgo -14 (14)

    Angel Hidalgo is a tad aggressive out of the sand on 14 and his par putt lips out on the left!

    An untimely bogey for the Spaniard.

  16. Postpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 7 September

    McIlroy -15 (14)

    McIlroy has 149 yards at the 15th. Ball below his feet and wind into his face. Tricky.

    Safely on board. About 25 feet or so. No drama.

  17. Postpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 7 September

    McIlroy -15 (14)

    McIlroy did indeed avoid the drink by the skin of his teeth.

    That's a couple of lucky breaks for the Masters champ...

  18. Rafa joins leaderspublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 7 September

    Cabrera-Bello -15 (16)

    Rafa Cabrera-Bello has reached the par-five 16th.

    Birdie time!

    He makes it a three-way tie at the top.

  19. McIlroy avoids water!published at 16:13 British Summer Time 7 September

    McIlroy -15 (14)

    McIlroy doesn't like his drive at the 15th and it's heading for the water!

    It looks to have bounced in but Sky's on-course commentator Wayne Riley reliably informs us that it's somehow stayed out.

    I'm trusting Radar.

  20. Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 7 September

    Hidalgo -15, Saddier -13 (13)

    Oh my word.

    Angel Hidalgo comes up with some wild swings but the club flies out of his hands at the 14th.

    Bunker.