Rory McIlroy wins 2025 Masters Tournament, completes Grand Slam

McIlroy missed what would’ve been the winning putt on No. 18 to finish his fourth round at 73 (+1). That started a playoff between he and Justin Rose. The pair were tied at -11 for the tournament. He’d go on to win that playoff, though, coming off a second shot back on No. 18 that set up the winning putt within feet of the hole. With that, McIlroy birdied the final hole and fell to his knees in pure elation for the career achievement.

McIlroy would build this win off of a pair of great showings at -6 on Friday and Saturday after shooting par in the opening round on Thursday. That set him up with a matchup with Bryson Dechambeau, who faded on the second nine, with Rose, Patrick Reed, and Scottie Scheffler also looking to contend as the afternoon unfolded. However, McIlroy, despite three bogeys and a double bogey on the second nine himself, was able to hold on by the end and win The Masters.

This win goes beyond just a green jacket at Augusta National. McIlroy now becomes the sixth player in the history of golf to achieve the Grand Slam as he now becomes that group’s sixth addition, and first in a quarter century, alongside Gene Sarazen (1935), Ben Hogan (1953), Gary Player (1965), Jack Nicklaus (1966), and Tiger Woods (2000). That’s as he pairs this first career win at The Masters, where he has played since 2009, with victories at the U.S. Open (2011). PGA Championship (2012, 2014), and The Open Championship (2014).

McIlroy has been one of golf’s greatest players over his career of nearly two decades. He made that even more official on Sunday with all that came with his first win at the sport’s biggest event at The Masters.