Horschel beats McIlroy in play-off to win PGA Championship

BMW PGA Championship last leaderboard

-20 R McIlroy (NI), T Lawrence (SA), B Horschel (US); -17 M Manassero (Ita), M Baldwin (Eng), A Rai (Eng); -16 U Coussaud (Fra), N Norgaard (Den), A Rozner (Fra)

Selected: -13 M Armitage (Eng), T McKibbin (NI); -12 T Fleetwood, R MacIntyre (Sco), E Pepperell (Eng), M Wallace (Eng)

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America's Billy Horschel held his nervus to hit Rory McIlroy successful a thrilling play-off and clinch nan BMW PGA Championship title.

Horschel, McIlroy and Thriston Lawrence entered a three-way play-off astatine Wentworth successful Surrey aft ending their last rounds connected 20 nether par.

A bogey from Lawrence connected nan first spread made it a two-horse title and Horschel wrapped up triumph pinch an eagle.

"I'm thrilled and excited for nan measurement I played," Horschel said.

"At nan aforesaid clip I'm a small disappointed - Rory is simply a awesome friend of excavation and he's a generational talent. I cognize really adjacent he's been this twelvemonth truthful I tin consciousness for him.

"I needed a spot of luck. There was a batch of luck connected my broadside to get this triumph today."

It is nan 2nd clip Horschel has won nan PGA Championship, having besides travel retired connected apical astatine Wentworth successful 2021.

Horschel and Northern Ireland's McIlroy started nan time successful a necktie for second, 3 shots awkward of leader Matteo Manassero.

Lawrence was first into nan clubhouse, mounting nan target for others to chase, pursuing a good seven-under-par 65 including 7 birdies.

However, his nonaccomplishment to find a birdie connected immoderate of nan last 2 closing par fives near nan doorway ajar for McIlroy and Horschel to lucifer his people for nan week.

For McIlroy, it is different agonising adjacent miss aft being beaten successful tight manner connected respective occasions this year, including astatine last week's Irish Open and erstwhile falling distant successful nan second stages during his pursuit of a 5th awesome at nan US Open.

English duo Matt Baldwin and Aaron Rai had to settee for 17 under, finishing successful a three-way necktie for 2nd pinch Italy's Manassero.