Rory McIlroy wins the Masters, completes career Grand Slam
After more than a decade of waiting, Rory McIlroy has finally done it.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (KYMA, KECY) - On Sunday, the Northern Irishman claimed the 2025 Masters title in dramatic fashion, capturing the one major that had long eluded him, and in doing so, cementing his place in golf history by completing the career Grand Slam.
It wasn't easy. McIlroy opened the final round with a double bogey and stumbled again with another on the 13th hole. But in true champion form, he clawed his way back to finish tied with Justin Rose at 11-under par after 72 holes.
That set up a sudden-death playoff between the two former Ryder Cup teammates. On the first playoff hole, both men found the fairway off the tee, but McIlroy stuck his approach to just three feet. Rose landed his shot inside 15 feet but couldn't convert the birdie. McIlroy calmly drained his short putt, and just like that, a Green Jacket was finally his.
The win marks McIlroy's fifth major title and his first since 2014. More importantly, it makes him just the sixth player in golf history to win all four of the sport's major championships, joining Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, and Gene Sarazen.
For McIlroy, the victory is more than a milestone. It's a full-circle moment. After years of heartbreak at Augusta, including a memorable collapse in 2011, he now walks away not as the one who came up short, but as the man who finished the job.
And this time, it wasn't about making a statement. It was about making history.
