How Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Masters: A day-by-day account

From arriving strategically late, to his daughter Poppy holing a putt in the par 3 contest, to two eagles on Saturday, it was a week where McIlroy entered golfing immortality

Rory McIlroy beat Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff at the Masters on Sunday to complete the career Grand Slam of golf's four majors.

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Philip Reid is Golf Correspondent of The Irish Times

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