The 30-year-old world number two beat defending champion xander schauffele from the u.S. In a play-off. After four rounds, both players were tied for the lead with 269 strokes each, so victory had to come in a playoff. Third place in the 10.25 million dollar event went to sudafrican louis oosthuizen (271).
Mcilroy is only the third professional to win three of the four events in the world golf championships series. Previously, only u.S. Superstar tiger woods and his compatriot dustin johnson had achieved this feat. For his success at shenshan international golf club, mcilroy collected prize money of 1.745 million dollars.
For mcilroy it is already the fourth triumph this year. The four-time major winner from the northern irish town of holywood previously won the players championship, the canadian open and the tour championship on the PGA tour. He also secured a $15 million bonus at the end of the u.S. Tour by finishing first in the fedexcup rankings. As a result, mcilroy was voted player of the year on the pga tour for the third time.