Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland raises his arms in triumph after sinking the winning putt in the Australian Open golf tournament played at the Royal Sydney course on Dec 1. - AFP
SYDNEY (AFP): Rory McIlroy heads to his final event of the year at the Tiger Woods-hosted World Challenge this week saying he is in a "better place" mentally after winning his first tournament of 2013.
The Northern Irishman overhauled crowd favourite and reigning US Masters champion Adam Scott with a final round 66 to win the Australian Open on Sunday by a single shot with an 18-under-par tally.
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