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Highlights from the fourth and final round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Ryan Fox produced a sensational performance on the back nine to claim a thrilling one-stroke victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

​​​​​​The first story heading into the final round was that we could witness the coronation of a new superstar in Ludvig Åberg, and then, following a charge on Sunday from Rory McIlroy, it looked like Tyrrell Hatton was going to walk to victory.

However, New Zealand’s Fox, who was looking down after a triple bogey at the third, came out of the pack and made a crucial birdie at the 18th to snatch the title after Hatton birdied the same hole moments earlier .

The 36-year-old shot a five-under 67 to finish at 18 under and secure his fourth DP World Tour success, finishing just one stroke ahead of Hatton and also playing partner Aaron Rai, who was on the verge of forcing. a play-off with an eagle in the final.

Jon Rahm, who also came close to an eagle in the final, finished fourth at 16 under with another European Ryder Cup star, Viktor Hovland, fifth at 15 under.

How Fox took victory at Wentworth

Fox started the third day behind Åberg, but a wild run into the trees down right at the par-four third seemingly ended his chances as he racked up a triple bogey.

Two solid approaches at the sixth and eighth saw him make birdies as he began to move up the leaderboard and a superb tee shot to three feet saw him make birdie at the 10th, which he followed with gains at 11 and 12 with more good iron. play.

Another well-placed tee shot at the 14th brought him to within one shot of Hatton’s lead and he was suddenly ahead after birdieing the 15th thanks to a brilliant second shot through the trees shortly after Hatton had made a bogey on the same hole.

Fox becomes first New Zealander to win both the BMW PGA Championship and a Rolex Series event

Fox passed up birdie chances at the 16th and 17th, meaning he took a one-shot lead until the 18th tee, but that disappeared when Hatton birdied him as he prepared to perform a layup.

The New Zealander kept his cool, however, and hit his third shot to six feet from where he confidently converted his eighth birdie of the day after Rai applied additional pressure.

“I definitely didn’t think I’d be talking to you after the third hole today,” Fox said. Aerial sports after sealing victory.

“To have a back nine like that, especially after the way I started the day, it’s incredible. I played really well. I barely missed a single shot from the third hole onwards and I saw a few putts go in and it was pretty cool. feeling like the last one to know that I had one to win and make it happen.

Hatton burst onto the field with five birdies in the first seven holes – also missing an easy chance at the fourth – whose pick saw him almost score a hole-in-one as he hit the pin at the fifth before to make a bunker shot. in the sixth.

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Tyrrell Hatton came agonizingly close to an incredible ace, only to be denied by pin on the fifth hole.

He bounced back from a bogey at the eighth with back-to-back gains at the 10th and 11th to get four out of the field and on track to continue his 2020 victory.

However, he aced the next three holes as his rivals, including Fox, closed in, then hung his tee shot at the 15th out of bounds shortly before an 88-minute break due to rain and the threat of lightning .

The Englishman, however, came close with his fourth shot and made a bogey when play resumed, but this allowed Fox to try his luck behind him.

Missed chances at 16 and 17 proved frustrating, but Hatton held on, although birdie at the last left him narrow with a score of 66.

“It’s definitely mixed emotions,” Hatton said. “It was good to have a good week, and now getting ready for the Ryder Cup, so I take some confidence from that for this week.

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Jon Rahm celebrates Hatton’s birdie on the 18th with a punch

“But it was good to be a part of it; this tournament means a lot to me. It would have been nice to win with the fans, especially with my dad here, that would have been cool.

“But seeing Foxy there, pretty special 13 holes. I’m not sure I’ll be disappointed with the tee shot on 15, it started raining pretty hard. It is what it is. J I did my best and it was a great week.”

Aaron Rai played alongside Fox in the final round

Rai opened with a bogey but stayed in touch throughout his round, with four birdies over the last six holes, which was also not quite enough as he signed for a 68.

Rahm appeared to have missed his chance with three successive bogeys from the fifth, but an eagle at the 12th sparked his comeback and three subsequent birdies will have left him as just another player pondering what could have been.

Hovland never really threatened the top of the leaderboard as he carded a solid 67 to finish one ahead of Tommy Fleetwood, who failed to fire in the final group mixing three birdies with three bogeys in a level par 72 .

McIlroy, who just qualified on Friday, appeared off the board at six under early in the day, but his attacking play saw him birdie the second and third before making a textbook eagle at the fourth.

His only blemish came at the sixth, but four subsequent birdies took him to 13 under with both par-fives remaining, only for him to be left frustrated as he parred both for a seven-under 65 .

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The Sky Sports Golf team looks back at Rory McIlroy’s 65 in the final round

McIlroy finished tied for seventh alongside Callum Shinkwin (72) and Adam Scott (68).

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McIlroy said he was back to better golf this weekend after a rough start over the first two days

Åberg had produced almost flawless golf over the first three days and had started with a two-shot lead, but the 23-year-old Swede is clearly still in the learning phase and he never really watched the races after missed a short putt at bogey. the first one.

Two bad chips on the green, followed by more missed short putts at the fifth and seventh, saw him rack up two double bogeys that put him out of contention.

Ludvig Åberg’s golden run came to an abrupt end at the final round at Wentworth

Åberg’s streak of eight consecutive scores in the 60s ended with a 76 which left him in 10th place on 12 under with Connor Syme (74), Sepp Straka (71) and Hennie du Plessis (69) .

Defending champion Shane Lowry (71) finished 18th at 10 under after a quadruple bogey nine at the 17th destroyed his card.

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