Golf pro Rory McIlroy has celebrated a special victory in the history of his sport. The 34-year-old Northern Irishman became the first player to win the Open tournaments in Scotland, Ireland and England.
Thanks to two birdies on the two closing lanes of the Scottish Open, the new number two in the world rankings passed Scot Robert MacIntyre and clinched victory with 15 strokes under par on the Renaissance Club course in North Berwick. McIlroy won the British Open in 2014 and the Irish Open in 2016.
German golfers at McIlroy Gala without a chance
German professionals played no role at the weekend. Marcel Schneider and Yannik Paul did best with five strokes under par on shared 25th place.
The three starting places played for next weekend’s British Open at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club went to Byeong Hun An, David Lingmerth and Nicolai Höjgaard. In addition to Yannik Paul, Marcel Siem from Rating, Hurly Long from Heidelberg and Hamburg amateur Tiger Christensen, who is only 19 years old, will also tee off at the major tournament.