Joakim Lagergren came desperately close to his second DP World Tour win at the Irish Open .

He may have even allowed himself to dream of lifting the trophy as Rory McIlroy lined up his near 30-foot eagle putt at the 18th, with the likelihood that only if he holed it would he need to prepare for a playoff.

Of course, you can never write off McIlroy’s chances and, sure enough, the Northern Irishman produced the eagle he needed to force extra holes, with the other challenger, Angel Hidalgo , falling short soon after. You may like

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