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The Irishman fired four birdies on Sunday to finish the tournament on 11 under par, two shots ahead of two time Major Champion Bubba Watson.
Lowry began the final round at Firestone Country Club two shots off the lead held by overnight co-leaders Justin Rose and Jim Furyk, but he wiped out the deficit with birdies on the second and eighth holes.
The 28 year old began his back nine with a birdie on the tenth to take a two shot lead over the chasing pack on ten under par.
Furyk went within a shot of Lowry when he sank his five foot birdie putt on the 11th, only to bogey the next and drop back to eight under.
Lowry maintained his two shot advantage with a superb par save from 20 feet on the 14th after finding a fairway bunker off the tee.
Lowry's lead was cut to one shot when Watson fired his sixth birdie of the day at the 17th to go to nine under par.
But he held his nerve and went 11 under par when he sank his six foot putt at the last to win his first WGC title.
Rose and Furyk finished in a share of third place on seven under, with Robert Streb one shot further back.
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