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Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry faltered in their bid to win back-to-back Zurich Classic of New Orleans titles as American pair Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin claimed their first PGA Tour win.
Starting the alternate-shot final round five shots off the lead, McIlroy and Lowry shot two-under 34 on the front nine, but stumbled with bogeys at 13, 15 and 17 after play resumed following a 90-minute weather delay.
With a birdie on the last, McIlroy and Lowry carded a closing even-par 72 to finish in a tie for 12th.
As McIlroy, playing for the first time since winning the Masters, and Lowry faded on the back nine, a three-way battle emerged in the closing stages.
Novak and Griffin, who held a three-shot lead after three rounds, finished strongly to clinch a one-shot win over Danish twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard.
The overnight leaders were tied at -27 with another American pair in Jake Knapp and Frankie Capan III before a decisive two-shot swing on the par-three 17th.
While Knapp and Capan III made bogey after finding water, Griffin holed a superb birdie putt from the back of the green to establish a two-stroke cushion with one hole left.
The Hojgaard brothers birdied the par-five 18th to card a four-under 68, but finished one shot shy as Novak and Griffin made par for a winning 71.
It was a particularly satisfying victory for Novak, who lost to Justin Thomas in a play-off at last week’s RBC Heritage.
McIlroy holed an 11-foot eagle putt at the second and four further birdies left the Irish duo in a share of second place on 14 under after 12 holes.
However, McIlroy missed the green with his approach on 13 as they dropped a stroke and further shots went at the last two holes when they were unable to find the greens in regulation.
Saturday’s round will revert to the fourball format before Sunday’s foursomes finale.
“Tomorrow it will be hard to stay patient because the fourball format you just have to try to make as many birdies as you can,” added the Masters champion.
Velo and Salinda lead their fellow US players Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak by one shot, with Danish twins Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard a further stroke off the pace.
English pair David Skinns and Ben Taylor share fifth spot four off the pace after firing a 67 on Friday with their compatriot Aaron Rai and US player Sahith Theegala one shot further back.
Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre and his Belgian partner Thomas Detry share 16th place in the group that includes McIlroy and Lowry after firing a 69 on Friday.
The fourball element sees both players hitting their own ball with the best score counting, while players take alternate shots with one ball in the foursomes.
Rory McIlroy and partner Shane Lowry shot a eight-under-par 64 which left them six off the pace as they began the defence of their Zurich Classic title.
With the Masters champion struggling on the opening nine as Lowry kept them in contention after they had started at the 10th, McIlroy said he “didn’t do anything” before improving after the turn when he birdied the first and eagled the second.
“Shane joked I could have got a couple extra hours in bed if I wanted to,” said McIlroy after his first competitive round since completing the career Grand Slam at Augusta on 13 April.
“I played a bit better coming in. It was OK.”
The Irish pair trail Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo who fired a 58 in the opening fourball round, which put them a stroke ahead of Danish brothers Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard.
“We felt like we left a few shots out there but we were just saying the two foursomes days on Friday and Sunday here are the important days in this tournament,” added McIlroy, 35.
“It’s important for us to obviously post a good score tomorrow.”
Collin Morikawa and fellow US player Kurt Kitayama are in the group sharing third place after firing a 61, with England’s Matt Wallace and partner Thorbjorn Olesen a further stroke back.
England’s Aaron Rai and American Sahith Theegal shot an opening 63 with the pairings of Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre and Belgium’s Thomas Detry and European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald and Colombia’s Camilo Villegas sharing 28th spot with McIlroy and Lowry.
The reigning champions have never successfully defended the Zurich Classic title.