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\"RoryJUNO BEACH, FLORIDA<\/strong>: The world may be forever altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but one thing hasn\u2019t changed \u2013 Rory McIlroy still knows how to win on the golf course.<\/p>\n

The two-time FedExCup champion edged Matthew Wolff in a sudden-death, closest-to-the-pin competition to earn six skins and edge Wolff and Rickie Fowler, 11-7, Sunday in the TaylorMade Driving Relief supported by UnitedHealth Group. More importantly, the charity match raised more than US$5.5 million in COVID-19 relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know whether to tell it to get up, get going, stay long or stay short,\u201d said McIlroy, who played alongside Dustin Johnson. \u201cMatt hit a decent shot in. It\u2019s only 120 yards, but it\u2019s a tough shot, so to see it land on the green and stay there (was nice). These Seminole greens, the ball can do funny things when you think it\u2019s in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was an awesome day playing with D.J., Matt and Rickie, playing for a great cause. It\u2019s been awesome, and it was nice to get back on the golf course and get back to some sort of normalcy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Playing in their first professional competition since THE PLAYERS Championship was cancelled in mid-March, McIlroy and Johnson displayed little rust early on in winning three of their first six holes. But after building the 5-1 advantage, Fowler and Wolff surged into a 7-5 lead with birdies on Nos. 9, 11 and 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cI care so much and I\u2019m trying to raise so much money, so I was a little nervous starting off the day,\u201d said Wolff, who also won both long drive competitions on Nos. 2 and 14. \u201cBut I settled down and I\u2019m happy to raise a lot of money with the long drives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golf\u2019s return continues next Sunday at Medalist Golf Club in South Florida when Tiger Woods takes on Phil Mickelson in The Match: Champions for Charity, alongside National Football League quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. The event will also benefit COVID-19 relief efforts.<\/p>\n

The PGA TOUR, meanwhile, returns in less than a month with the Charles Schwab Challenge, set for June 11-14 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun to get out here and do something for charity,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cIt feels good to get back out on the golf course and have a little competition. I think that hopefully if everything goes well we can start the Tour here in three or four weeks. I know we\u2019re all looking forward to getting back and playing some golf.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"RoryJUNO BEACH, FLORIDA<\/strong>: The world may be forever altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but one thing hasn\u2019t changed \u2013 Rory McIlroy still knows how to win on the golf course.<\/p>\n

The two-time FedExCup champion edged Matthew Wolff in a sudden-death, closest-to-the-pin competition to earn six skins and edge Wolff and Rickie Fowler, 11-7, Sunday in the TaylorMade Driving Relief supported by UnitedHealth Group. More importantly, the charity match raised more than US$5.5 million in COVID-19 relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know whether to tell it to get up, get going, stay long or stay short,\u201d said McIlroy, who played alongside Dustin Johnson. \u201cMatt hit a decent shot in. It\u2019s only 120 yards, but it\u2019s a tough shot, so to see it land on the green and stay there (was nice). These Seminole greens, the ball can do funny things when you think it\u2019s in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf-golf"],"yoast_head":"\nIn professional golf\u2019s return, Mcilroy, Johnson provide late drama in comeback victory - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37751\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In professional golf\u2019s return, Mcilroy, Johnson provide late drama in comeback victory - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"JUNO BEACH, FLORIDA: The world may be forever altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but one thing hasn\u2019t changed \u2013 Rory McIlroy still knows how to win on the golf course. 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