Golf: Rory McIlroy wins Masters and completes Grand Slam
In the end, the dream came true. In his 17th appearance at the’Augusta Masters, Rory Mcllroy was able to win that green jacket he coveted so much because it allowed him to complete the Grand Slam.
US Open in 2011, PGA (twice, 2012 and 2014), Open Championship (2014) and, finally, after 11 years of waiting, the Augusta Masters, the last Major he was missing. For the Northern Irish outfielder, a true masterpiece. He becomes the sixth golfer to achieve it after names that have become legendary in the golf world such as those of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
Victory came in a photo finish, beating Justin Rose in the play-offs: “It’s my 17th time here, and I began to wonder if my time would ever come. Nfor the last 10 years, I’ve come here with the weight of the Grand Slam on my shoulders, trying to achieve it. I wonder what will be talked about in the run-up to next year”s Masters, his words reported by ESPN.
Rory Mcllroy literally burst into tears when he realized that he had made it, that he had won the 2025 Augusta Masters: “There was a lot of pent-up emotion and it all came out. Today I realized my dreams”. An extraordinary achievement that puts him among the greatest ever.
