McIlroy and Lowry win playoff for PGA New Orleans team victory

The USA-French pairing of Ramey and Martin had started the day of foursomes (alternate shot) seven strokes off the lead but a brilliant nine-under par round of 63 saw them fly to the top of the leaderboard. That left the final groups under some pressure to reach the target of 25-under and only McIlroy and Lowry, who played together on the Irish Olympic team and for Europe in the Ryder Cup, were able to get there. After Lowry, the 2019 British Open champion, missed a par putt on the 17th, the Irish...