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1 of 5 | Rory McIlroy (pictured) and Shane Lowry earned $1.2 cardinal apiece for winning nan 2024 Zurich Classic. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
April 29 (UPI) -- Rory McIlroy gave fans a unsocial encore capacity aft teaming up pinch Shane Lowry to triumph nan 2024 Zurich Classic, grabbling a microphone and belting retired nan lyrics of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" astatine TPC Louisiana.
The impromptu performance occurred Sunday successful Avondale, La. McIlroy and Lowry, who besides were Ryder Cup teammates, teamed up to paper a 25-under 263 and went connected separator Martin Trainer and Chad Ramey successful a playoff.
"To triumph any PGA Tour event is really cool, but to do it pinch 1 of your closest friends ... it's conscionable awesome," McIlroy told reporters.
McIlroy and Lowry earned $1.2M apiece. Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard vanished third. Four teams tied for fourth.
Videos surfaced aft nan tourney showing Lowry and McIlroy connected a stage, serenading fans pinch nan 1981 hit. McIlroy held a microphone successful 1 manus and a brew successful nan other. Lowry conscionable held a brew and watched arsenic McIlroy played to nan crowd, which joined successful connected nan singing.
"Couldn't get a connection in," Lowry wrote connected X, successful reply to a video of nan performance.
McIlroy, nan No. 2 subordinate successful nan Official World Golf Ranking, did not gain an individual title done his first batch of events this PGA Tour season. He vanished 3rd earlier this period astatine nan Valero Texas Open. The four-time awesome champion won doubly past season.
Lowry, nan No. 40 subordinate successful nan world, placed 3rd past period successful nan Arnold Palmer Invitational. He earned his past PGA Tour triumph astatine nan 2019 British Open.
McIlroy and Lowry are not successful nan section for this week's PGA Tour tournament, nan CJ Cup Byron Nelson. That arena will beryllium held from Thursday done Sunday astatine TPC Craig Ranch successful McKinney, Texas.
