McILROY: WIN WITH SHANE IS A DREAM
RORY McILROY said it was a dream come true to win with his friend Shane Lowry yesterday.
The Irish duo won a play-off after finishing level with Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer after the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. They finished regulation at 25-under 263.
“Any time you’ve got a chance to win on the PGA Tour and when you’re doing it beside one of your best friends, it’s like a dream come true,” said McIlroy.
“This is what we’ve dreamed of. We’ve known each other since we were teenagers and to be on this stage together, it’s very, very special.”
Lowry added: “We talked about (playing together) after Ryder Cup and Rory sent me a nice text at Christmas asking me to play.
“Any time he wants to play with me, I’ll be here.”
Meanwhile Stephen Ames celebrated his 60th birthday with a successful title defence in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for his eighth PGA Tour Champions victory.
Victory
A stroke behind Paul Broadhurst after matching the tournament record Saturday with a 64, Ames had two eagles in the final round. He won by four strokes, finishing at 14-under 202 at TPC Sugarloaf for his record third victory in the event.
Broadhurst, the 58-year-old Englishman coming off a victory last week in the Invited Celebrity Classic, closed with a 72 to tie for second with Doug Barron (69). K.J. Choi (70) and
Steven Alker (71) were 9 under.
Ames become the first multiple winner this year on the tour, also taking the Chubb Classic in February. He has six victories in his last 29 starts after winning twice in his first 175 — the first at TPC Sugarloaf in 2017 — on the 50-andover tour. A naturalized Canadian citizen from Trinidad and Tobago, Ames won four times on the PGA Tour.