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Russell Knox wins Irish Open with monster putts in dramatic play-off

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8th July 2018, 7:22 pm == RUSSELL KNOX holed TWO monster putts on the 18th green to snatch a dramatic play-off victory at the Irish Open, and storm back into the Ryder Cup picture. The Scottish battler was controversially overlooked for a wild card two years ago when his two wins included a World Golf Championship triumph, while he was also pipped by Rory McIlroy’s sensational finish at this event in 2016. Getty Images - Getty Russell Knox won the Irish Open after two mammoth putts Another runner-up finish in last week’s French Open, on the back of a final round 65, showed he was running back into form at the perfect time, with the Scottish Open and the Open itself coming up next. But Knox, 33, had to do it the hard way. He kept big-hitting New Zealander Ryan Fox at bay by holing a 40-footer for birdie at the 72nd hole – and repeating the feat at the first extra hole. Fox still had a seven footer for the title in regulation play, only to see it shave the hole. And his eight footer to...