Rory McIlroy missed out on the chance to become world number 1 after he lost 2 and 1 to Hunter Mahan in the final of the WGC Accenture Matchplay Championships in Arizona.
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McIlroy need to win the event to overtake Luke Donald to top spot but he was 3 down at the turn.
The US Open champion will try again at this week’s Honda Classic in Florida where Donald is not playing.
Despite missing out on the title and World number 1 spot, McIlroy says there were plenty of positives to take:
