The idea behind the PGA Tour’s signature events was to have the best players on the planet play against each other more often. At the Wells Fargo Championship, the script set up nicely as Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele were poised for a Sunday showdown. McIlroy, however, showed that “extra gear” people talk about and he cruised past Schauffele to win the tournament for the fourth time. After three-putting the par-5 seventh then watching Schauffele roll in an eagle putt to take a two-shot lead, McIlroy responded with a birdie-birdie-eagle burst on Nos. 8, 9 and 10 to take the lead. Two more birdies on 13 and 14 stretched the lead to five as Schauffele bogeyed Nos. 12 and 13. A hole out from the bunker at the par-5 15th gave McIlroy another eagle for good measure and an eight-hole stretch where he went eight under par. As always, the driver was a weapon for the four-time major champion. McIlroy ranked first in strokes gained/off the tee, picking up more than six shots on the field wi...
