LONDONDERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 06: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits his second shot on the 13th hole during day one of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Portstewart Golf Club on July 6, 2017 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. (Image: Getty)
Rory McIlroy became the first golfer since Tiger Woods to win back-to-back Masters Tournaments.
It took Mcllroy a decade to win his first masters, which completed his Grand Slam run. A Grand Slam in golf is when a golfer wins the Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Open Championship. He was the sixth golfer to ever accomplish the Grand Slam. Now, just a year later, he won another masters tournament.
“I thought it was so difficult to win last year because of trying to win the Masters and the Grand Slam, and then this year I realized it’s just really difficult to win the Masters,” McIlroy said. “I tried to convince myself it was both.”
McIlroy was in the lead during each round of the masters. This makes him the fourth golfer in the past 40 years to lead or co-lead after each round of the Masters.
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He also established his name in foreign history books as well. The Irish-born McIlroy won his sixth major championship, placing him second all-time in major championship wins among European golfers. First place is Harry Vardon, who was an English golfer from 1896 to 1914.
Despite leading after every round, the Masters Tournament win didn’t come without competition. After the sixth hole, Cameron Young was only two shots behind him. McIlroy admitted that his cold start had him worried.
“I needed to know where I was in the tournament, and after the sixth hole I was like, ‘OK, if I can get back to even par for the day,’ which I did with the birdies on 7 and 8, I knew I was going to be right in there going into the back nine. I was keeping an eye all day.” He said.
The next PGA Tour event is the RBC Heritage tournament from April 16 to 19.
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