McIlroy wins. Slams. Give him credit.
He eventually did what he had to do.
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Rose was a great sport after he sunk it.
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This was either the best or 2nd best Masters ever.
I can't figure out yet where it fits with Jack's win in 1986. Nicklaus's back 9 on Sunday was a straight line of emotion from disbelief to belief to pure joy. That day Nicklaus wasn't even mentioned on the TV broadcast until almost an hour into it and even when they showed him making the birdie at 10 it felt more obligatory than anything because he still wasn't even on the first page of the leaderboard. Then just great shot after great shot was so much fun to watch as he climbed his way to the win.
Yesterday, was wild swings of emotion right from Rory's double bogey on the first hole to losing the lead on the second, to regaining a big lead heading to the back 9, to blowing it at 13, to the incredible approaches at 15 and 17, the missed approach and par putt at 18, to battling back and making a clutch approach and putt on the playoff hole. I flipped from thinking he can't lose to he's not going win so many times. This was an amazing rollercoaster ride that really was emblematic of his 11 year journey at Augusta. Those cheers from the gallery yesterday for Rory are usually reserved for legends like Palmer, Nicklaus and Tiger.
More than any golfer of this generation, Rory's put himself out there, in terms of his opinions on the game, his failures, his emotions, his goals. It was so great to see him win it yesterday, and the raw emotion after. Finally. With the monkey off his back, him at his prime, it feels like he could go get himself 4 or 5 more majors before he's done. Maybe a double slam to join Jack and Tiger as the only ones to acheive that?
Well done, Rory. On to Quail Hollow!
Rory is a class act. His rollercoaster final round embodies his grit.
On any given weekend, my guess is that he wouldn't spray a wedge from 86 yards (#13) or from 125 yards (#18).
But, Sunday afternoon at Augusta, carrying the pressure and burden of his first green jacket, is vastly different.
Second shots on #15 and #18 (playoff hole) reflects his immense talent. May lack Tiger's killer closing ability, but Rory showed his greatness.
Very happy for Rory.
Let's not get carried away. He shot a final round 73.
He got the job done. It wasn't pretty. He crawled away from a car crash. Good for him.
A class act? That depends who you talk to.
It was an incredible last round.
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'86... Nicklaus down 6 with 10 to play...shoots a 30 on the back nine.
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I don't care about the rank order, it was a good one, best in recent memory for me.
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To each his own, I'm a traditionalist. History matters to me.
Rory won. Rory fans will be delighted.
Some people will downgrade him for weeping like a baby.
But it is hard to belittle a man who just won The Grand Slam. Credit where it is due.
I'll see him in person at the OCC in June.
No it wasn't. Not by along shot.
'86
'97
'05
'35
'87
'04
'75
'12
So says our resident Curmudgeon...
...who tries to hide History...when it comes to his posts under previous Usernames.
Give him a break.
If Rory was from Pittsburgh, GOAT would think this was the greatest sporting event in history.
A casting director wouldn't have to look any further than GOAT/Aragoto/Hensou for the part of a
"Crusty, Ill-Tempered, Old Man"...Synonyms:..."Crab"..."Grump"..."Sourpuss"..."Whiner"..."Bellyacher".."Grouch"...to name just a few...
It's Rory time.
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congrats to terd ferguson for his great 2nd place finish in the uhnd fantasy league!
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Fantastic!…Over the Moon!…Rory belongs in that Pantheon of Golf…
…and what a year 2025 is shaping up to be…Pebble Beach, The Players, and now the Masters…with three more Majors to go.
A grand slam is nothing to sneeze at.
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Impressive company indeed—-
Gene Sarazen:
Won the U.S. Open (1922), the Open Championship (1932), the PGA Championship (1922), and the Masters (1935).
Ben Hogan:
Won the PGA Championship (1946), the U.S. Open (1948), the Open Championship (1953), and the Masters (1951).
Gary Player:
Won the Open Championship (1959), the Masters (1961), the PGA Championship (1962), and the U.S. Open (1965).
Jack Nicklaus:
Won the U.S. Open (1962), the Masters (1963), the PGA Championship (1963), and the Open Championship (1966).
Tiger Woods:
Won the Masters (1997), the PGA Championship (1999), the U.S. Open (2000), and the Open Championship (2000).
Rory McIlroy:
Won the U.S. Open (2011), the PGA Championship (2012), the Open Championship (2014), and the Masters (2025).