Charlotte: Rory McIlroy underscored his status as the best golfer in the world on Sunday as he put the finishing touches to a record-shattering triumph in the US PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship.


World No 1 Rory McIlroy poses with the trophy after the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club on Sunday. Pic/AFP 

The World No 1 fired five birdies in a three-under par 69, following up his stunning course-record 61 on Saturday to finish with a 21-under par total of 267 — seven strokes in front of Webb Simpson and Patrick Rodgers, who shared second on 274.