Rory McIlroy was doubly satisfied after he claimed his first title in over a year with a dramatic one-shot victory at the Australian Open in Sydney.
The Northern Irishman birdied the 18th as Adam Scott bogeyed to bring to an end a miserable run of form. His struggles this year are in sharp contrast to his successes in 2012 when he won five times around the world, including claiming a second major title when he won the US PGA Championship by eight shots.
The former world number one began the day four shots behind Australian Scott but a round of 66 - highlighted by an eagle on the par-five seventh - powered him to victory as the reigning Masters champion faltered.
The overnight leader started and finished with bogeys as he carded a 71, letting slip what would have been his second Australian Open title and the triple crown of Australian golf - the Australian Masters, PGA and Open in the same season - achieved only once before by Robert Allenby in 2005.
Instead, McIlroy can celebrate a first tournament win since the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai last November.
He told a press conference: “Since the end of September I have felt better with how my swing was, I felt that everything was coming together the way I wanted it to.
“It’s been a frustrating year - I’ve worked hard and it’s been a process, trying to get back to winning golf tournaments again.
“It was nice to be able to do it today.”
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