Shane Lowry missed out on victory on the Truist Championship as his European Ryder Cup team-mate Sepp Straka claimed the title.

The 2 gamers went into the ultimate spherical within the joint lead on 14 beneath and it was Austrian Straka who emerged with victory after a closing spherical 68 put him on 16 beneath.

Irishman Lowry went spherical in level-par 70, two late bogeys leaving him tied for second with Justin Thomas on the Philadelphia Cricket Membership’s Wissahickon Course.

A key second came about on the sixteenth when each Straka and Lowry have been on 16 beneath. Lowry missed a five-foot putt and bogeyed the outlet, whereas Straka managed a par to steer by one shot with two holes remaining.

Straka stored maintain of his result in declare his fourth PGA Tour victory, whereas a dejected Lowry three-putted the 18th gap to complete two pictures adrift of the winner, together with American Thomas.

“I hit a variety of actually good pictures and made a variety of errors. I hung in there,” mentioned Straka.

“I had a two-shot lead [after the ninth hole] and made two bogeys on the following two holes to lose it, however I stored the identical angle and mentality all through the spherical.”

England’s Tommy Fleetwood birdied the final in recording a 65, together with Individuals Patrick Cantlay and Jacob Bridgeman, as all of them completed on 12 beneath for a tie of fourth.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy, a four-time winner of the occasion when held at Quail Hole, the venue for subsequent week’s US PGA Championship, completed on 10 beneath after a gradual spherical of 68 that includes 16 pars.

“I assumed on the greens was good although I did not gap a variety of putts at this time,” mentioned McIlroy. “My method play received slightly higher because the week went on, I simply have to hit just a few extra fairways.

“I really feel with subsequent week and the tee pictures I’ve to hit there, it’s going to arrange higher for me.

“I am trying ahead to attending to Quail Hole and seeing some extra acquainted visuals.”