McIlroy wins WGC-HSBC Champions in playoff

HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP

Two-time Omega Dubai Desert Classic champion Rory McIlroy has won the HSBC-WGC Champions.

He beat defending champion Xander Schauffele in a playoff at the picturesque Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai.

Meanwhile, South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen finished in third place.

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