Rory McIlroy didn't make himself easier, but after the final round of Sunday's roller coaster, he is the winner of the Green Jackets in the 89th edition of the Masters after beating Justin Rose in the sudden death playoffs.
McIlroy, who had been waiting 11 years to win another major, was overcome by emotions as five golfers in history did what he had before him. His victory at Augusta National Golf Club means he has won all majors. This included the PGA Championship (2012, 2014), US Open (2011), and Open Championship (2014), which gave him a career grand slam.
Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only players in history to win every major before McIlroy.
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Rory McIlroy lines up his putts for no. One green in the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Katie Goodale-Imagn image)
McIlroy's final round was full of drama from start to finish, reaching its best spot when he stepped into the putt into the 72nd hole of the tournament. He had to finish at 12 under to defeat Rose, who had drained a deep birdie putt to the same green a few minutes before, to finish the tournament's 11 under.
The patrons couldn't believe it as they needed a playoff to see who would be fitted into the green jacket in Butler's cabin.
Rose was a hit at the tournament practice facility awaiting the possibility of the first Masters Sudden Death playoff since 2017. He was defeated by Sergio Garcia to miss the green jacket.
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After learning that McIlroy had missed Par Putt, he immediately jumped into the golf cart and went to the 18th Tee Box to meet the Northern Irishman.
Rose and McIlroy both found the fairway on the tee shot. The former went first with his approach. And he put a lot of pressure on McIlroy. Rose bouncing the ball near the hole and dripping down makes me a bit unlucky.
McIlroy hit an approach to the greenside bunker on the right, and this time got a baby draw and used the slope to bring the ball back two feet.
Rose still looked at birdies and took the time to read the putt. He gave it a good ride, but it broke too far to the right and he cleaned it for Paa.
Therefore, McIlroy had another opportunity to finally secure what he was looking for since he began his illustrious golf career. McIlroy, who never took a practice putt, walked to the ball and looked at the hole, putting the perfect stroke this time around.
The patrons went into a frenzy as McIlroy fell on his lap and began crying. He broke even more encounters when he walked to Butler Cabin for his green jacket, along with his wife, Erica Stoll and daughter Poppy, along with many others in his life.
Rory McIlroy celebrates after winning the playoffs on the 18th green in the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Katie Goodale-Imagn image)
Rose finished second after wearing a 66 final round, but Patrick Reid (9 under), Scotty Schaeffler (8 under), Bryson Deccanbaugh and Sunjame (7 under each) closed out the top five on the Masters Leaderboard.
The drama was expected in this final round on Sunday, but no one expected it to be one of the most rising finishes in this great tournament history.
It soon happened in the first hole when McIlroy double-bogeyed the opening hole after three putts. His tee shot only needed another yard to sail through the right fairway bunker, but instead landed in the sand and forced a layup. His approach shot was then too deep, causing a long par putt that didn't go.
However, being further crushed for the man who led to start the round at 12 under, lost his bogie putt, causing a two-stroke swing. Deccanbo sent a bit of a tee shot to the left before making a birdie. So, on the Flash, Deccanbo and Milorie were 10 under and tied up towards the scored par-5 second hole.
Again, McIlroy's tee shot failed to clear the proper fairway bunker, but Deccanboe looked closely at his approach to the second green. McIlroy lays up and has a bad approach so it made it a hard birdie look. He sunk a par putt to leave the score at 10 under, but Deccanbeau took the only lead at 11 under after hitting a birdie putt.
However, the score swing was not approaching.
The third hole showed McIlroy a quick turnaround. He watched the birdie putt go left and get the shot back, but Deccanbeau's par save didn't have the correct line. He had to settle down with Bogie and McIlroy owned the lead again.
Then in the fourth hole, a par 3 of 232 yards, McIlroy dialed in with an iron shot that landed within 10 feet of the hole, giving him a solid birdie look. Dechambeau's attracted too much and he couldn't bring his long birdie putt closer for another par save. He dropped another bogey, but McIlroy landed a back-to-back birdie and returned to 12 under.
Bryson DeDanbaugh will play from the fairway on the eighth green in the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Peter Casey-Imagn Images)
Overall, the first four holes had three two-shot swings.
McIlroy stayed on a uniform keel after returning to 12 under, shooting pars on the next four holes, birding four times during the six-hole stretch and returning to running at 9 under, birding the 9th hole before birding four times during the four stretches.
The second nine started out with a clean for McIlroy. After dropping the club immediately after his second contact from the fairway, he didn't appear to have a birdie chance, but it returned to green as he wanted.
On the other hand, the second nine of Deccanbeau was the infamous “Amen Corner”, or disaster of holes 11, 12, 13, and ate him. It started with a big error hitting his approach at No. 11 on the water next to the green.
He tried to save the hole before falling to 7 under with a double bogey. And things got worse when he couldn't drill a hole in his putt on the short 12th. Dechambeau started the day at 10 under, but then headed to the 13th hole with 6 under and seven shots from McIlroy's lead at the time.
Justin Rose responds after teeing off with no. 12 in the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Katie Goodale-Imagn image)
On the 13th hole, McIlroy was playing safely as McIlroy was supposed to have had the lead at the time. However, his third shot was a short pitch that should have been routine and proved miserable when he hit it too right and went into the water. McIlroy failed to hit a bogey putt after redoing the pitch and fell to 11 under.
On the 16th green, Rose stopped a ridiculous tee shot to reach 11 under, and the film, which was being played at Augusta National, reached peak tension.
McIlroy lost his lead after losing a bogey after falling to 14th and falling to 10 under. However, he pulled it to the left, leaving a three-way tie at 10 under between McIlroy, Rose and Åberg.
However, the climax of this film was provided by McIlroy's seven irons from 207 yards, requiring a left-to-left vendor to carry the pond in front of the 15th green. He ran the shot with precision as the patrons around the ball roared up to the green for the Eagle putt.
McIlroy didn't do it after hitting it to the left, but he let Birdie take the lead again. But like in other films, the climax only led to the ending, and it was an amazing finish.
On the 18th green, Rose had one last birdie. He sunk a tied deep putt for a co-leading with 11-under McIlroy. He headed towards the clubhouse and took a breath and looked at him to see how the golfer behind him would end. He finished in the final round of 66.
McIlroy often looked great on No. 16 after a great tee shot, but it never broke so he remained tied up with Rose at 11 under. Therefore, McIlroy has two more holes left.
Rory McIlroy kneels to celebrate after winning the playoffs with no. 18 greens during the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-imagn image)
So, like he did in No. 15, McIlroy began walking towards his approach to No. 17, “Go, Go, Go!” That's exactly what the ball did. That's because McIlroy set up yet another chance to get his lead back.
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McIlroy trusted to play better during the playoffs as he had to have a lot of mental strength all day after missing a par putt when he stepped into the 18th green.
All the shots that missed the shot, the Pats who came so close, everything that happened over the last decade questioned whether he had won another major.
It's always about the next shot, and this time McIlroy didn't miss out. History continued.
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