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By Joseph McBride Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after beating Martin Trainer and Chad Ramey in a dramatic play-off for the title. It was the first win of the season for Lowry and McIlroy, and for the latter it ended a nine-month wait for success on the PGA Tour. McIlroy was one of favourites to challenge Scottie Scheffler at the Masters earlier this month, but ended up finishing tied-22nd after a disappointing long weekend at the Augusta National. McIlroy and Lowry managed a birdie on the final hole of the course to finish 25-under-par and force a playoff a…

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