McIlroy loved being homecoming hero but Hojgaard serves more agony

Party pooper Hojgaard as Rory puts brave face on another near miss

RORY MCILROY was left to rue two back-nine bogeys that handed Amgen Irish Open victory to Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard at Royal County Down on Sunday. But the world number three insisted his homecoming experience had whetted his appetite for next year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

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