Overview
- McIlroy won Sunday at Augusta at 12-under, earning $4.5 million and finishing one shot ahead of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at 11-under.
- Following Saturday’s stumble that erased his record six-shot 36-hole lead, he steadied the final round on the back nine.
- He reclaimed control with birdies at the par-3 12th and par-5 13th, then survived a sliced drive on 18 to close with a two-putt bogey.
- The successful defense makes him only the fourth repeat Masters champion and gives him six majors, tying Nick Faldo among European greats.
- Cameron Young, Justin Rose, Tyrrell Hatton, and Russell Henley shared third at 10-under, and McIlroy celebrated on the 18th green with his wife, daughter, and parents.