Astounded, bleary-eyed world react to Rory McIlroy’s playoff heroics

He kept us up late but it was flipping well worth it.

Rory McIlroy went on the CHARGE to claim the PGA Tour Championship after a closing round of 64 and some playoff shots for the ages. The club twirl was out in force as McIlroy stared down Kevin Chappell and Ryan Moore. It took a few holes to separate the trio but an excellent McIlroy putt sealed the deal, and with it cheques for $1.5m and $10m. The watching world paid tribute to one of the great Sunday pursuits. UFC president Dana White was one of the first to post his congratulations and Conor McGregor, who partied with McIlroy in Las Vegas after his UFC 202 win, retweeted. https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/780184634281852928 Team Europe celebrated before they jetted off to the USA

European team celebrating @McIlroyRory's victory before flying to Hazeltine ?? pic.twitter.com/gNtxw7LEZ3

— Ryder Cup Team EUR (@RyderCupEurope) September 25, 2016

Masters champ Danny Willett doffed his cap https://twitter.com/Danny_Willett/status/780188217052135424 As did some of golf's finest exponents https://twitter.com/garyplayer/status/780181346857562113 https://twitter.com/TheSergioGarcia/status/780181600747163648 https://twitter.com/Graeme_McDowell/status/780181128019935232 Michael Carrick dangerously close to missing curfew https://twitter.com/carras16/status/780182134111739905 Gary Lineker makes up his own rules https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/780181603322658816 Joe Q Public saluted the champ https://twitter.com/daveb21676565/status/780167380181913600 https://twitter.com/ingeland/status/780182757376950272 Baked potato... tweet no more https://twitter.com/JamesHCard/status/780167462750982144 Stunning stuff.