Rory McIlroy won the 89th Masters at Augusta National in Georgia on Sunday night, becoming the sixth male golfer to complete the career grand slam.
How has the world’s media reacted to the Co Down man’s victory?
Guardian
Rory McIlroy relieved to finally lift decade-long ‘burden’ with dramatic Masters win
“Rory McIlroy, Masters champion. Four words that belie what this remarkable Northern Irishman achieved on a spine-tingling afternoon at Augusta National. They ignore, too, the torturous process McIlroy endured to realise this lifetime goal.”
BBC News
McIlroy ‘proud’ as Masters play-off win seals career Grand Slam at last
“The emotion of 14 years of trying came flooding out of Rory McIlroy as he realised his lifetime’s ambition of achieving golfing immortality with victory at Augusta National on Sunday.”
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ESPN
Rory McIlroy wins Masters in playoff to earn career Grand Slam
“Rory McIlroy’s long, painful wait for the career Grand Slam is finally over. And the greatest achievement of his career was as nerve-racking and dramatic as the near misses that came before it.”
The New York Times/The Athletic
Rory McIlroy won the Masters, finally. The roars told the story
“Until it actually happened, McIlroy’s chase of the career Grand Slam and the end to his 11-year major championship drought felt more like if you took the most nauseating rollercoaster on earth and increased its speed tenfold. Or stuck yourself in a blender and turned it to the highest setting, making the table shake.”
CNN
Rory McIlroy completes his long-awaited career grand slam with Masters triumph
“Rory McIlroy had been trying for 11 arduous years to join one of golf’s most exclusive fraternities, and his long wait came to an end on Sunday with a win at the Masters.”
Golf.com
Rory McIlroy’s Masters winning moment was lifetime in making
“Sunday was going to end in tears for Rory McIlroy, one way or another. The Northern Irishman arrived at the final round of the 2025 Masters leading Bryson DeChambeau by two strokes. Just 18 holes stood between McIlroy and the type of carthasis that only exorcising the darkest of demons can deliver.”
Fox News
Trump commends Rory McIlroy’s ‘tremendous courage’ fighting for Masters win on Sunday: ‘It was amazing’
US president Donald Trump “was among those who thought Rory McIlroy’s Masters win on Sunday showed exactly what the legendary golfer was made of as he battled through highs and lows throughout the round”.
