World Number one Rory McIlroy form Norther Ireland has won the WGC World Match Play Championship by defeating Gary Woodland of United States in the final at Harding Park. McIlroy has packeted $1.57m jackpot on offer with an imperious 4 and 2 win over the American.

McIlroy was trailing by one hole at the 16th after a roller-coaster of a match when he first hit his tee-shot to within four feet for birdie at the par-three 17th. He then drained a 44-foot eagle putt at the last to stun the veteran American.

With the win, McIlroy joined Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players in the past 75 years to win 10 Tour titles before turning 26.

Tidbits

• Golf is one of the two only sports to be played on the moon. Other is Javelin.
• Tiger Woods was only 8 when he got his first hole in one.
• The highest golf course in the world is the Tactu Golf Club in Morococha, Peru. (14,335 feet above sea level).
• Golf was banned in Scotland from 1457 to 1502 to ensure citizens wouldn’t waste time when preparing for an English invasion.

GK Questions

• Who is the most successful Indian golf player? Jeev Milkha Singh
• Who is the first Indian to win a tournament on the U.S.-based PGA Tour? Arjun Atwal
• Who carried the nickname “new face of Indian golf”? Anirban Lahiri