Horschel then received the match for the second time in 4 years with an eagle on the par-five 18th.
“If somebody had of mentioned you are going to flip up at Wentworth this week and shoot 20 underneath par, I might take that – all I can do is preserve displaying up and attempting to play the golf that I have been taking part in and eventually it should find yourself in a win,” added McIlroy.
“And as we speak I performed the play-off holes completely, actually, a few birdies. Nevertheless it simply reveals the usual out right here. For those who slip up just a bit bit or do not make a birdie on a vital gap, somebody is all the time ready to benefit from that.”
McIlroy’s focus is firmly on the long run as he takes an optimistic strategy after a sequence of disappointments.
“It might have been a distinct yr however the good factor is there’s subsequent yr and the yr after and the yr after and the yr after.
“For those who consider my profession as a 30-year journey, it is just one yr in a 30-year journey, and hopefully the opposite 29 are a bit of extra productive or a bit of bit higher.”