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Shane Lowry finished one shot ahead of Rory McIlroy at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am after a final round 67.

TheOffaly man finished in a six-way tie for eighth on 18-under par, four shots behind winner Collin Morikawa.Lowry's final round included five birdies and not one dropped shot. He pocketed €434,036 for his efforts.

Meanwhile,McIlroy banked a cheque for €288,578 after carding his finest round of the tournament on Sunday with a flawless 64 to secure a four-way share of 14th position.

TheCo Down native said he was 'pretty encouraged' by his performance, with attention now turning to The Genesis Invitational this week.

"That's all I felt like I needed to tidy up, because the good stuff in there is really, really good," stated McIlroy. "Struck my irons well, drove it well for the most part. There was a couple of destructive tee shots yesterday [third round], but everything feels in pretty good shape.

"I wish I could have those four holes back this week. I played 68 really good ones and even you turn those three doubles into bogeys and that triple into a bogey, that's five shots and all of a sudden you're looking at a lead.

"All in all, some really good stuff this week and pretty encouraged going into next week for sure."

Meanwhile, world number one Scottie Scheffler came agonisingly close during an exciting final round, recording his 18th successive top-10 placement. The four-time major winner began the day eight strokes adrift.

Despite posting the first three-eagle round of his PGA Tour career and shooting a 63, it fell just short of securing victory.

His excellent 20-under total remained two shots behind Morikawa, who birdied the final hole for a 67. This last-gasp push enabled Morikawa to edge out Min Woo Lee, whose 65 thrust him into late contention, and Austria's Sepp Straka (68) by a single shot, claiming his first triumph in over two years.

Scheffler made a blistering start, seven under through seven holes and just two back, but his charge stalled at the eighth with the first of three bogeys. Despite back-to-back birdies at the 10th and 11th holes, he couldn't recapture his initial momentum.

Nevertheless, the American golfer can draw comfort from his reliable form, having finished fourth or higher in his last seven PGA Tour outings. This is an achievement only replicated twice in the past 40 years, both occasions by the iconic Tiger Woods.

"I had to do something special today to give myself a chance, I felt I needed to get to 21 or 22 under and played more aggressive than I normally do," Scheffler conceded.

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