The moment of the final round came on the par-5 14th hole, where Rory McIlroy once again smothered his tee shot over the Eucalyptus Trees on the corner of the dogleg and found a part of the fairway that nobody else could even fathom reaching. From there, McIlroy launched a 7-iron onto the green — his playing partner Sepp Straka hit 7-wood — and then he drained a 26-footer for an eagle three.
His eagle make on this almighty par-5 extended his lead to four with four holes to play, which all but secured the title. Nobody could catch McIlroy, and everyone knew it too, making the last hour
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