Golf, Mcilroy beats Rose at the Masters in Augusta

He made it, with the terror of missing the goal again this time, with his heart suspended on the ravine of the drama, but he made it. Rory Mcilroy won the Masters 2025, completed the Grand Slam of Career after having already conquered the other majors, the US Open in 2011, the PGA in 2012 and 2014, the Open Championship in 2014. It took 11 years to return to the winners of one of the four most important tournaments in the world, but he made it. And the tears of joy, the head supported on the Green, with whom he celebrated his triumph testify to the earthquake that the Northern Champion had in his heart. The same score of Justin Rose (65, 71, 75, 66) closed at -11 (72, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 73) and to beat the Englishman a play -off hole: Birdie for Rory, par for Justin. The green jacket is from Mcilroy.

the deceived curse

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But the curse that Mcilroy has followed for many years has risked sorcered him this time too. What happened in Augusta really has the incredible: it was since 2017 that the tournament did not end with the Playoofs, even then there was Justin Rose who surrendered to Sergio Garcia. The chronicle of the day is like the screenplay of a film: which started with two blows ahead of Bryson Dechambeau, after two Mcilroy holes he found himself back one, but quickly put things back in place and built an advantage gradually more calm on the American. The second nine holes could become a triumphant march among the applause of the people, and so it seemed until 13 when the Northernish sent an easy approach in water that cost him a double bogey. Three holes further on, at the 16th, at the same time Justin Rose made a birdie that brought him to Rory as a par. The drama of the day was served. Already in 2011 Mcilroy had left a treasure of 4 shots on the field of Augusta, disaster after disaster, ending 15 ° in the edition then won by Charles Schwartzel. And yesterday’s horror could be even worse. At 14 an atro Bogey with Rose who in the meantime does not take advantage of the opportunity and stumbles on the 17th. Meanwhile, the Swedish Ludvig Abgg also rises to the other two: at the six of the evening the leaderboard says: Mcilroy, Aberg and Rose, all at -10. At this point the news, minute by minute, is an incredible alternation of emotions. Mcilroy at the 15th pulls the drive under the trees on the left, then invents a second shot that we will see for years: a curve to the right with the ball that ends up in green a couple of meters from the hole. But Eagle is missing and the birdie that brings it back to the head must be satisfied. At the 18th in the meantime Rose closes his tour with a birdie that sets the score to beat at -11. The craziest Masters of recent years is now a thriller. And it’s not over … Abberg does Bogey at the 17th and burns his possibilities of final victory (at 18 he will then even do a triple Bogey), Mcilroy does par to 16 and remains at -11. At 17, Patrick Reed, who seemed to be very detached, with an eagle pompted from almost two hundred meters (200 !!!) that guarantees his -9. Meanwhile, Mcilroy plays the 17: the second blow is another masterpiece that allows him to support the Putt in the hole for -12. When he goes to the Tee of the 18th he has his destiny in his hand. A par and is champion, a Bogey would mean playoffs. The drive rests in the middle of the fairway, the second blow is in bunker, the exit is good but not exceptional, the putt comes out for a couple of millimeters. It is Bogey, you need the playoff. Justin Rose, who was in the practical field to keep swing warm, is recalled. They go to the tee of the 18th. The drama is at the maximum, both put the drive in fairway, both then go to green near the flag, Rory a little better. Rose is wrong, he doesn’t. Birdie for Mcilroy, par for roses, the green jacket is decided.

In the magnificent 6

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Rory cries, he had been waiting for this moment for 11 years. He thus completed the Grand Slam in his career, the sixth to succeed after Gene Sarazin, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. He did it when he now seemed impossible, with the people who pushed him all afternoon by cheering for him as if he were a son or brother, someone from dear. It wasn’t right that Rory did not have a green jacket in the closet. Now he has it, now he is really among the immense golf. And everyone is happy with him.