Reaction as Rory McIlroy finally wins his first Masters title and completes the career Grand Slam in a hugely dramatic final round
'I would say it was 14 years in the making' - McIlroy, referencing the 2011 Masters when he threw away a four-shot lead in the final round
Reaction: The Royal seal of approval | 'Proud of you' - Woods | Nerves and cheers at McIlroy's hometown golf club
Analysis: The stats behind McIlroy's victory | McIlroy's major near misses | 2025 majors - can he?!
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McIlroy wins Masters play-off to complete career Grand Slam
Needless to say we are getting loads of messages coming in, with some brilliant stories of your own rollercoaster of emotions - and that was just watching it.
Imagine how Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose felt!
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If that had been a film people would say it was too far-fetched! Well done Rory, deserved it!
Dan, Surrey
Lying flat out on the sofa last night, my heart rate was 92 whilst they were teeing off for the play-off hole. I’ve no idea how they managed to control their emotions to hit those shots under those circumstances. Incredible final day.
Graeme
I don't even particularly like golf, but I stayed up to watch McIlroy's winning moment. May have teared up a bit too seeing his emotion at winning.
Anon
Next up we will sum up Sunday's sporting drama before going on a journey through Rory McIlroy's past to assess just how we got here and why there was so much emotion on that 18th green at Augusta.
To do that, we need your help.
We want to hear about how you dealt with the rollercoaster of emotions as the drama unfolded - how did you follow the action and how did you cope?
Also, we want your help to put Rory's achievement into context.
Where do you think it ranks compared to other individual sporting achievements?
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Image source, Getty ImagesThroughout this live page you will hear time and again how Rory McIlroy managed to "bounce back" - his words - from adversity.
His final round at this year's Masters was like a microcosm of his journey, with so many highs and lows.
The journey he took to achieve the career Grand Slam is all the more remarkable because of the length of time it took him.
All the other winners completed the set of four wins in relatively quick fashion, but Rory made us wait...11 years:
Masters: 2025
PGA Championship: 2012, 2014
The Open: 2014
US Open: 2011
Image source, Getty ImagesRory McIlroy finally joined a select club of just six golfers to achieve the career Grand Slam with Sunday's victory in the Masters.
Here is the full list of golfing immortals, including the year they achieved the Grand Slam and the tournament they won to complete the full set:
Image source, Getty ImagesBefore we wade into this properly, let's first explain a few things about Rory McIlroy's achievements to anyone who does not normally follow golf but has been carried along by the excitement.
First thing first, what is a career Grand Slam in golf?
Similar to tennis, there are four major tournaments in the sport that are competed for each year and considered to be the most prestigious to win.
They are the:
Welcome to the morning after the night before...
How are you feeling? Calmed down yet?
Thank you for joining us to celebrate one of the most remarkable moments in sporting history.
Rory McIlroy put us all through the wringer, but eventually climbed his own personal Everest to join a select band of six golfers to win all four golfing majors.
He did that in the most dramatic fashion - beating England's Justin Rose in a play-off to win the Masters.
Let's relive that moment together as we try to sum up Rory's iconic achievement.
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