Open glory for mighty McIlroy

[Sports News]

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Rory McIlroy joined the elite list of golfers to have won three of the four major titles at Hoylake on Sunday, but he had to battle all the way against Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler before bagging his first British Open title. At 25, McIlroy joined legends Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to have achieved that feat by the time they were 25 and he is the first European to have won three majors. He also becomes the second most successful British golfer of the modern era behind the six major titles won by Nick Faldo. Australians Adam Scott (66) and Marc Leishman (65) were on 12 under.

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