Rory McIlroy played another round of excellent golf on Sunday to hold off Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler for his second PGA Championship and fourth overall major.
Mickelson shot a 5-under 66 to finish second at 15 under for the tournament, while Fowler finished tied for third at 14 under, two shots behind McIlroy.
Sunday marked another close call for Fowler, who finished in the top five of all four majors this year. He finished right behind Rory in the last two majors of the season, leading to this great Twitter exchange from the two:
@RickieFowlerPGA your day is coming… And very soon! Great fight out there, let's hope for many more battles in the future!
— Rory Mcilroy (@McIlroyRory) August 11, 2014
.@McIlroyRory thanks man…many more battles for sure…at tourneys and home in Jup…enjoy the week off!
— Rickie Fowler (@RickieFowlerPGA) August 11, 2014
Even though Fowler did not win a major this year, he joins exclusive company by finishing in the top five of all four in the same season — only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have also accomplished the feat. At least he recognizes what an accomplishment that is:
Looking back…petty cool to join @TigerWoods and @jacknicklaus as the only three to have finished top 5 in all 4 majors in the same year
— Rickie Fowler (@RickieFowlerPGA) August 11, 2014
Like Rory said, with the way Fowler played this year, a major has to be coming soon for him.
