In the end, Rory McIlroy is a significant championship winner once more.
McIlroy gained the Masters on Sunday by defeating Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff — the eleventh such playoff on the Masters since 1975 and first since 2017, when Sergio Garcia defeated Rose.
It is McIlroy’s first main victory because the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla. McIlroy turns into the sixth participant to win the profession Grand Slam and first since Tiger Woods accomplished the feat in 2000, in accordance with ESPN Analysis.
The most important win for McIlroy did not come with out bumps within the street. He had 4 double bogeys within the event, together with two on Sunday. Coming into this 12 months, no participant had gained the Masters after making 4 double bogeys or worse within the week.
Rose’s birdie on 18 momentarily tied him with McIlroy for the lead. McIlroy answered with a birdie on 17 to retake the lead, solely to bogey the 18th gap to land in a playoff with Rose. McIlroy then gained with a birdie on the primary playoff gap.
Here is how the sports activities world reacted to McIlroy’s victory.
Congrats!! @McIlroyRory
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) April 13, 2025
RORY!!!! pic.twitter.com/Re99ovmUlB
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 13, 2025
Strategy to gooooo grand slammmer!!! All of us love you buddy!!!
Love,
Completely satisfied pic.twitter.com/h342o5JSnP— Adam Sandler (@AdamSandler) April 13, 2025
What in unimaginable Masters 😳
Congrats to Rory on his win and for finishing the profession grand slam. Superb 👍— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) April 13, 2025
All-Time Reminiscence.
That was insane. #TheMasters
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) April 13, 2025
A very long time coming. Congratulations, Rory. #themasters pic.twitter.com/f72nOxQbfw
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 13, 2025
4 majors made @McIlroyRory nice. Finishing a profession Grand Slam, legendary. pic.twitter.com/inD1hyPkWr
— Nike (@Nike) April 13, 2025
RORY!!!
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) April 13, 2025
Get that man the inexperienced jacket 🏌️♂️
Rory McIlroy comes out on prime in an epic showdown at @TheMasters! pic.twitter.com/g8p2BBXSpY
— MLB (@MLB) April 13, 2025
I misplaced 5lbs right now watching golf. I can watch @TheMasters stress free for the remainder of life…
— andre (@andre) April 13, 2025
What a day @TheMasters ⛳️
Congrats @McIlroyRory 🏆
— Matt Leinart (@MattLeinartQB) April 13, 2025
#Rory #McIlroys #Masters #victory #prompts #response #Mahomes #DWade
