![]() He then made a brilliant closing par to claim his maiden PGA Tour title and a place in The Open at Royal Liverpool. While he had a chance to get to nine under with a birdie at the 18th, McIlroy missed a 10-footer on the low side before 30-year-old Kitayama recovered from a triple bogey at the ninth when he birdied the par-three 17th to take the outright lead. The Co Down man, who needed to win to reclaim the world number one ranking, took the lead on the 13th but played the last five holes in one over en route to a rollercoaster 70 that left him one stroke behind the winner, tied for second with Harris English (70) on eight under. Rory McIlroy is feeling good about his game a month before the Masters but he was left to rue a bad start and an untidy finish as the unheralded Kurt Kitayama snatched the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. ![]()
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