Tuesday 29 August 2017 15:41, UK
Rory McIlroy returns to a familiar hunting ground at this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship, a year on from a season-changing victory at TPC Boston.
The reigning FedExCup champion ended a 16-month winless run on the PGA Tour with a two-shot triumph, his second in the tournament's history and the first of two victories in the 2016 play-offs.
The Northern Irishman recovered from carding a three-putt bogey and an ugly triple-bogey seven over his first three holes to post a level-par 71, leaving him six strokes off the early lead.
A much-improved putting display saw McIlroy shoot 67 on Saturday and the four-time major champion lipped-out for eagle on the final round of his third round 66, but still was six back heading into the final day.
McIlroy piled the pressure on 54-hole leader Paul Casey with a front-nine 31 on Monday, before moving ahead with a birdie-three at the 12th.
The-then world No 5 then bounced back from a penultimate-hole bogey by tapping in for birdie at the last to close a final-round 65, setting the clubhouse target at 15 under, which nobody matched.
McIlroy would go on to win the season-ending Tour Championship three weeks later, ensuring he would top the FedExCup standings and secure the $10m bonus prize.
Click on the video above to relive McIlroy's Deutsche Bank Championship victory!
Watch the Deutsche Bank Championship throughout the week live on Sky Sports Golf. Live coverage begins on Friday from 8pm
