Rory McIlroy has agonisingly missed out on victory at the Irish Open at Royal County Down.
The Northern Irishman lead for most of the day before a brilliant finish by Rasmus Hojgaard gave the Norwegian the win.
McIlroy needed an eagle on 18 to force a playoff but watched as it narrowly inched wide of the hole.
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23 year old Hojgaard takes the victory on 9 under par with McIlroy back on 8 under.
Offaly man Shane Lowry finished with a 3 under round of 68 to leave himself 1 under all round.
Waterford's Seamus Power finished up on 1 over par for the week.
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Tom McKibbin ended up on 2 over while teenager Sean Keeling ended up 13 over par.
