Rory McIlroy was simply frozen in disbelief after he took the lead at the Irish Open.
As he set up for a putt on the par-four 13th, the Northern Irishman was locked in a four-way tie for first place at the K Club.
But one heart-stopping tap of the ball later and he had the lead all to himself.
McIlroy’s dream putt sends commentators wild
McIlroy, who was putting for a birdie, sent the ball towards the hole and instantly would have thought his chance to nudge ahead of the pack was gone when it lipped around.
But, in the most remarkable of circumstances, the ball dropped in to hand McIlroy a vital birdie and the outright lead.
As the crowd roared in approval, McIlroy didn’t quite know how to initially react as he stood frozen in time.
After the camera panned to the patrons at the K Club, it returned to McIlroy who was now hunched over and wore a look of utter disbelief on his face.
One commentator said: “Stop it!”
Another commentator replied: “A little McIlroy magic right there.”
Sky Sports’ Paul McGinley added: “I think the crowd blew it in. Is that the little bit of luck and the break that you need, at the right time, of a tournament?”
McIlroy’s remarkable putt took his score for the overall tournament to -15.
Unfortunately for McIlroy, his time at the top of the leaderboard in the final round didn’t last long.
DP World TourMcIlroy was a stunned mullet after the ball went in and didn’t know how to react…[/caption] DP World TourOnly to be captured saying, ‘How did that go in’, on the broadcast[/caption]McIlroy’s rival snatches lead off of Northern Irishman
Swedish star Joakim Lagergren took the lead for himself when he produced a stunning eagle on the par-five 16th to improve his score to -16 with only two holes remaining in his final round.
After a solid tee shot which put him on the fairway, Lagergren fired the ball 266 yards onto the green, leaving only a five-inch putt between him and the lead.
The Swede showed all the composure in the world to drain the putt as he assumed first place in the race for $1.02million (£755,130k).
As for McIlroy, he could only muster a par finish on the 16th hole.
It was his 10th par in the final round having made birdies on the second, fourth, fifth and ninth holes prior.
Perhaps McIlroy will be left to rue a bleak start to the day after he carded a bogey on the opening hole.
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