Ruthless Rory batters rivals, sends huge PGA Champ warning in sensational $5.45m win

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Golf: Xander Schauffele caused quite the controversy at the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship when he allowed to take a very fortuitous drop.

Schauffele causes stir with dubious drop | 02:32Rory McIlroy has claimed the $20m USD Wells Fargo Championship with an incredible eight-under-par blitz in the space of eight holes, surging clear of a collapsing Xander Schauffele to win by five shots.

McIlroy said: “I just went on a run that, for whatever reason, I’m able to go on at this golf course … this is just another great day to add to the rest of them.” Watch every round of the PGA Championship LIVE & Exclusive to Fox Sports, available on Kayo. New to Kayo?American Schauffele started the final round with a one-shot lead over McIlroy, and after an eagle on the seventh hole took him to one-under, that lead stretched to two shots.

McIlroy found the water on 18 with an overhit approach shot, but laughed it off as the crowd cheered him home – finishing with a double bogey to card a six-under 65.Australia’s Jason Day carded a one-under 70 to finish six-under overall in a tie for fourth, a promising result ahead of this weekend’s looming major.

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