Northern Ireland star Rory McIlroy defeated Sweden's Joakim Lagergren on the third playoff hole to win the Amgen Irish Open on Sunday at The K Club in Straffan, Ireland.

It marked McIlroy's first victory since the Masters in April, when he broke a 10-year-plus major championship drought and completed the career Grand Slam.

It was also McIlroy's second time winning Ireland's national open, following the 2016 edition that also was held at The K Club.

"I just feel so lucky that I get to do this in front of these people, the support has been amazing all week," McIlroy said. "So happy I could play the way I did this week and get the win."

McIlroy, 36, and Lagregen started the day four shots behind France's Adrien Saddler, but McIlroy and Lagregen were part of a five-way tie for first headin

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