- American beats Bryson DeChambeau by single stroke
- Rory McIlroy fifth after shooting 68 in final round
This rapidly developed into the World Golf Championship of the damned. For so much of Sunday, the devil could have cast his net over the leaders of the WGC-Mexico Championship. Three and four way ties as further players lay within touching distance pointed towards a gripping denouement.
Ultimately it came down to Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed, two golfers seeking to switch unfortunate narratives as attached to them. DeChambeau, widely castigated for slow play and - in this very tournament - using his putter as a mallet on a green, ultimately threw away the chance of the biggest win of his career. Reed, who has been berated for his actions as drew a penalty in the Hero World Challenge in December, overhauled the Californian. When it counted, Reed let his golf do the talking; yet again.
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