Fox rallies to win at Wentworth while McIlroy shoots 65

A late surge from Ryan Fox saw the New Zealander claim the biggest win of his career at the BMW PGA Championship on a day when Rory McIlory shot a round of 65.

Fox began the final round three shots behind leader Ludvig Aberg and looked out of contention after running up a triple-bogey seven on the third, but he covered his last 13 holes in eight under par for a closing 67.

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An 18-under-par total gave Fox a one-shot victory over playing partner Aaron Rai and Tyrrell Hatton, Rai agonisingly missing a long eagle putt on the 18th which could have given him the title or at least forced a play-off.

Jon Rahm, who had been runner-up on each of his two previous appearances at Wentworth, carded an erratic 68 to claim fourth place on 16-under as seven members of Europe's Ryder Cup side packed the top 10, with McIlroy surging through the field with a 65.

McIlroy, who needed a birdie on the last on Friday just to make the cut, appears to be hitting form at just the right time and with the Ryder Cup just a fortnight away, he'll take huge encouragement from his weekend performance.

Shane Lowry will also be in action for Team Europe in Rome and after a round of 67 yesterday, appeared to be on his way to another low score but a disastrous 17th hole saw him sign for 9 shots on the par-5 to undo most of his good work and he eventually finished on -10.

Aberg, who had been seeking back-to-back victories in just his 10th event as a professional, held a two-shot lead after 54 holes but slumped to a closing 76 which included two double bogeys in the space of three holes.

Hatton had started the day five off the lead but birdied the second and third, almost made a hole-in-one on the fifth when his tee shot clattered into the pin and