This time there was no procession, but Rory McIlroy still created more history as he held off a spirited challenge from Sergio Garcia to claim his third Major title on a thrilling final day of The 143rd Open Championship.
Having won each of his previous Majors by eight shots, McIlroy's six shot overnight lead threatened to give the last day at Royal Liverpool an air of Rory versus the record books.
But in the end it became a question of whether he could win a Major when the pressure was on down the closing stretch, a question he answered emphatically to become the first European player to win three different Majors since the Masters Tournament was founded in 1934. -----
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