Overview

• Rory McIlroy holed a near 30‑foot eagle putt on the 72nd hole at The K Club to tie Joakim Lagergren at 17 under and force sudden death.
• Both players made birdie on the first two extra holes before Lagergren found water on the third playoff hole, where McIlroy clinched victory with a birdie.
• The win is McIlroy’s second Irish Open title and his first at the event since 2016, marking his first tournament triumph since April’s Masters.
• Lagergren posted the clubhouse lead with a bogey‑free 66, capped by an eagle at the par‑5 16th and a birdie at the 18th, to set a tough target.
• Ángel Hidalgo’s third‑round 63 featured 12 birdies, equalling a European Tour single‑round record and reshaping the leaderboard heading into Sunday.