If you’re only a casual golf enthusiast, you probably only vaguely remember Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy from his third-place finish at the PGA Championship last year. Now, without a doubt, he deserves far more attention than that.
Rory McIlroy, You Have Our Attention: 20-Year-Old Sets Quail Hollow Record
After posting a 6-under score in Round 3, McIlroy capped off the Quail Hollow Tournament on Sunday with a 10-under Round 4. This sets a new PGA record -- by two strokes -- for the lowest single-round score at Quail Hollow.
For the tournament, McIlroy shot a score of 273, one shy of the record set by Anthony Kim in 2008. Regardless, he has all but secured his first PGA Tour win.
Oh, and one more thing: he doesn’t turn 21 until Tuesday. Celebrate with root beer, young man!
Here’s his Round 4 scorecard:
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| R4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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