Rory Mcilroy achieved the immortality of golf while defeated Justin Rose in a sudden tie -breaker of death to finally win his first Masters title and complete the Grand Slam of his career in a greatly dramatic final round in Augusta National.
Having lost a Putt Par to win in the regulation, Mcilroy rolled on one foot for Birdie in the first extra hole to deny his teammate of the Ryder Cup and claim the greatest victory of his life.
After his Putt found the bottom of the cup, Mcilroy collapsed to the ground when emotions reached the end of an extraordinary day of sports theater.
After having won the US Open, the Open and two championships of the US PGA. UU. By the end of 2014, Mcilroy completes the complete set of main championships in the 11th attempt.
Mcilroy of Northern Northern becomes the sixth man, and the first European, to ensure slam, joining the Americans Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods and the player Gary of South Africa.
It is another defeat in the heartbreaking masters for Rose, who also lost to Sergio García in a tiebreaker in 2017, but the 44 -year -old English deserves immense credit to recover from a 75 on Saturday to push Mcilroy all the way.
“I would say that 14 years passed,” said an emotional mcilroy, referring to the 2011 masters when he showed a four -shooting advantage in the final round.
“A lot of accumulated emotion came out in Green 18. A moment like that makes every year and all nearby calls are worth it.”
Keeping the tears, Mcilroy added: “I want to greet mom and dad in Northern Ireland. I can’t wait to see them next week and I can’t wait to celebrate with them.”
