Rory McIlroy of Northern Eire (R) celebrates successful with caddie Harry Diamond (L) after the playoff gap through the last spherical of the 2025 Masters Match at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership on April 13 in Augusta, Ga.
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The 2025 Masters event has come to an exhilarating finish after 4 days of competitors.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Eire claimed victory, changing into the sixth golfer in historical past to realize a profession Grand Slam.
The ultimate spherical on the Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership in Georgia started with intense deal with McIlroy and American golfer Bryson DeChambeau in a charming rematch of final 12 months’s U.S. Open, the place DeChambeau narrowly defeated McIlroy by only one stroke.
However in a dramatic twist, DeChambeau came across the course whereas England’s Justin Rose delivered a superb last spherical. After 72 holes, Rose and McIlroy had been tied for the coveted inexperienced jacket — kicking off a nail-biting playoff the place the Irishman took victory.
Rounding out the highest 5 had been Individuals Patrick Reed, Scottie Scheffler, and South Korean golfer Im Sung-jae, who together with DeChambeau, tied for fifth.
The 2025 Masters is the primary main championship of the 12 months, that includes 95 contenders. Notably absent from this 12 months’s Masters was five-time inexperienced jacket winner Tiger Woods, who was unable to compete as he’s recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon.
McIlroy claims his first first inexperienced jacket after 17 makes an attempt
Northern Eire’s McIlroy was not simply vying for a inexperienced jacket this Sunday — he was trying to cement his legacy. A win at The Masters accomplished the profession Grand Slam, making McIlroy one of many elite few to crush all 4 main golf championships: The PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship and The Masters.
Except for McIlroy, solely 5 males have achieved this feat: South African Gary Participant and Individuals Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, in accordance with the PGA Tour. By successful on Sunday, McIlroy additionally turned the first player to safe the profession Grand Slam at a Masters event.
The 2025 Masters marked McIlroy’s seventeenth try to win a inexperienced jacket. But, the 35-year-old Irishman performed a few of his greatest golf up to now on the event. He already made Masters historical past by changing into the primary participant to start a round with six consecutive 3s.
Moreover, earlier than the event started, McIlroy and is 4-year-old daughter Poppy might have additionally created one of many cutest moments at a significant championship when she nailed a formidable putt on the Par 3 Contest.
