McIlroy surges from 6 back to win Deutsche Bank crown

NORTON, Mass. — A new putting coach. A new putter. The old Rory McIlroy.

McIlroy rallied from six shots behind Monday and closed with a 6-under-par 65 for a two-shot victory in the Deutsche Bank Championship — the 20th victory of his career worldwide and his first this year on the PGA Tour.

“Things can turn around very quickly in this game,” McIlroy said.

In his case, it only took 69 holes. McIlroy, who missed the cut in the PGA Championship and was an afterthought last week when the FedEx Cup playoffs began, was 4 over par just three holes into this tournament at the TPC Boston. He managed to get back to even par at the end of the opening round, and he was on his way.

He shot 67 on Saturday, 66 on Sunday and then raced by a faltering Paul Casey on Labor Day in strong wind from remnants of Hermine.

McIlroy, who finished at 15-under 269, moves back to No. 3 in the world.

Casey, who started the final round with a threeshot lead in his bid for his first PGA Tour win since 2009, closed with a 73.

The only consolation for Casey was his runner-up finish moved him from No. 59 to No. 10 in the FedEx Cup, assuring a spot in the Tour Championship for the first time since 2010. PGA champion Jimmy Walker closed with a 70 to finish third.

The top 70 advance to the BMW Championship, which starts Thursday at Crooked Stick in Indiana. In other golf news: • The final round of the third annual Shell Houston Open Junior Championship at the Golf Club of Houston Tournament Course was canceled because of rain. Secondround leaders Tucker Allen, 15, of Granbury and Ariana Saenz, 17, of Porter were declared the winners after Monday’s play was halted at 12:10 p.m. and the final round was called off at 2:15 p.m. Allen won the boys division with a 6-under-par 138 total, and Saenz topped the girls division with a 3-under 143 score.