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Sam Burns thrashed his countryman Cameron Young 6&5 to win the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play final, earning himself a fifth PGA Tour title and $3.5million.
Burns, 26, is ranked 15th in the world and produced a hugely impressive weekend to take home the title, having beaten world No 1 Scottie Scheffler in the semi-finals.
'What a week. I'm so tired,' Burns told NBC. 'I felt like I found something towards the end of my match with Scottie and was able to carry that on this afternoon.
'It means a lot. I've been in a play-off in a WGC before and I ultimately didn't get it done.
'I knew that it was going to be a great match against Cam, he's been playing so well all week. He probably played the best of anyone all week. To be able to battle with him today, it was a blast.'
Sam Burns hugs his wife Caroline on the 13th green after beating Cameron Young 6&5
Burns holds the trophy after winning the WGC Match Play final - and the huge $3.5m prize
Young drew first blood in the final with a birdie on the second, but Burns hit back in style with eight birdies in the space of 10 holes to complete a comprehensive win.
The one-sided contest was in stark contrast to the morning's semi-finals, which both went to extra holes and produced shock results.
McIlroy fell behind against Young after making a bogey on the third, but bounced back to birdie the fifth, sixth and ninth for a two-hole lead at the turn.
Both players birdied the 11th before McIlroy hooked his second shot on the par-five 12th from a fairway bunker into the water to see his lead halved.
However, an aggressive tee shot on the short 13th set McIlroy up for a birdie and he remained two up until Young birdied the par-five 16th.
Young also birdied
