Rory McIlroy is a two-time, and back-to-back, Masters winner after holding off the specter of Scottie Scheffler and Justin Rose at Augusta Nationwide.
Rory McIlroy has gained The Masters for a second 12 months in a row (Picture: Getty)
Rory McIlroy is a back-to-back Masters champion after an exhilarating Sunday at Augusta Nationwide noticed him finish only one shot away from world No.1 Scottie Scheffler.
McIlroy joins Tiger Woods in a really unique membership as certainly one of solely 4 golfers ever, alongside Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo, to retain the Inexperienced Jacket. Woods was the newest to realize the unimaginable feat in 2002. And 12 months after finishing his profession Grand Slam and ending an 11-year watch for a Main, McIlroy has now lifted the Masters Trophy twice in two years.
McIlroy headed into spherical three with a six-shot lead however after a one-over-par 73, ended Saturday tied for the lead with Cam Younger. And on his fourth go round Augusta, the Northern Irishman gave up three pictures on the 2 front-nine par-threes and seemed in actual bother.
However the 36-year-old recovered after that with 4 birdies and three pars to regain management. McIlroy managed 4 consecutive pars, together with a superb save on 16, earlier than a bogey on the final as he claimed the £3.3million ($4.5m) winner’s prize.
Now a six-time Main champion, McIlroy’s last spherical of one-under noticed him end with a single-shot cushion to Scheffler, who carded a 68 following his unimaginable Saturday 65. The American in the end paid the value for his two-over second spherical on Friday.
Justin Rose ended on 10-under, one shot adrift of Scheffler. Three bogeys within the final eight holes price the Englishman, 45, who has beforehand completed second at this match thrice in his profession, together with in 2025, when he misplaced in a play-off to McIlroy. Rose was certainly one of 4 gamers who tied for third alongside Younger, Tyrrell Hatton and Russell Henley.
“All credit score to him,” he mentioned. “Unbelievable. He is bought one other main to his identify. All he wants now could be to win one other US Open and one other Open Championship after which he’ll be a two-time Grand Slam champion.
“That is his purpose. To get there together with the likes of Jack [Nicklaus] and Tiger [Woods]. He is distinctive. Rory is the one one out of these guys to go 11 years between wins, after which he is added one other one.”
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