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Watch: McIlroy's playoff birdie to win in China

Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele played 72 holes together this week in Shanghai and then needed one more to decide the WGC-HSBC Champions.

A closing birdie from Schauffele in regulation knotted the two at 19 under par and sent them back to the 18th tee for their 73rd hole of the week.

After drawing the honor on the tee, McIlroy, who had just made par on 18 to close out a final-round 68, laced his drive down the middle of the fairway, setting him up to go at the par-5 green in two:

With Schauffele having already laid up from the left rough, McIlroy then hit this 4-iron approach from 223 yards to 25 feet:

"There's a sign just left of this little walkway off the back of the 18th and I picked that out and just said, 'Make a good swing,'" McIlroy explained minutes later on the green.