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The historic victory kickstarted a golden era for McIlroy. After coasting to another eight-shot win at the PGA Championship in 2012, McIlroy became only the third golfer since 1934 to win three majors by the age of 25 with triumph at the 2014 Open Championship.
Before the year was out, he would add his fourth major title with another PGA Championship win.
And much of it was owed to that fateful afternoon at Augusta. In an interview with the BBC in 2015, McIlroy dubbed it “the most important day” of his career.
“If I had not had the whole unravelling, if I had just made a couple of bogeys coming down the stretch and lost by one, I would not have learned as much.”
“Luckily, it did not take me long to get into a position like that again when I was leading a major and I was able to get over the line quite comfortably. It was a huge learning curve for me and I needed it, and thankfully I have been able to move on to bigger and better things.”
“Looking back on what happened in 2011, it doesn’t seem as bad when you have four majors on your mantelpiece.”
McIlroy’s contentment came with a caveat: it would be “unthinkable” if he did not win The Masters in his career.
Yet as he prepares for his 15th appearance at Augusta National this week, a green jacket remains an elusive missing item from his wardrobe.
Despite seven top-10 finishes in his past 10 Masters outings, the trophy remains the only thing separating McIlroy from joining the ranks of golf immortals to have completed golf’s career grand slam of all four majors in the modern era: Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods.
A runner-up finish to Scottie Scheffler last year marked McIlroy’s best finish at Augusta, yet arguably 2011 remains the closest he has ever been to victory. A slow start in 2022 meant McIlroy had begun Sunday’s deciding round 10 shots adrift of the American, who teed off for his final hole with a five-shot lead despite McIlroy’s brilliant 64 finish.
At 33 years old, time is still on his side. Though 2022 extended his major drought to eight years, it featured arguably his best golf since that golden season in 2014.
And as McIlroy knows better than most, things can change quickly at Augusta National.
The historic victory kickstarted a golden era for McIlroy. After coasting to another eight-shot win at the PGA Championship in 2012, McIlroy became only the third golfer since 1934 to win three majors by the age of 25 with triumph at the 2014 Open Championship.
Before the year was out, he would add his fourth major title with another PGA Championship win.
And much of it was owed to that fateful afternoon at Augusta. In an interview with the BBC in 2015, McIlroy dubbed it “the most important day” of his career.
“If I had not had the whole unravelling, if I had just made a couple of bogeys coming down the stretch and lost by one, I would not have learned as much.”
“Luckily, it did not take me long to get into a position like that again when I was leading a major and I was able to get over the line quite comfortably. It was a huge learning curve for me and I needed it, and thankfully I have been able to move on to bigger and better things.”
“Looking back on what happened in 2011, it doesn’t seem as bad when you have four majors on your mantelpiece.”
McIlroy’s contentment came with a caveat: it would be “unthinkable” if he did not win The Masters in his career.
Yet as he prepares for his 15th appearance at Augusta National this week, a green jacket remains an elusive missing item from his wardrobe.
Despite seven top-10 finishes in his past 10 Masters outings, the trophy remains the only thing separating McIlroy from joining the ranks of golf immortals to have completed golf’s career grand slam of all four majors in the modern era: Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods.
A runner-up finish to Scottie Scheffler last year marked McIlroy’s best finish at Augusta, yet arguably 2011 remains the closest he has ever been to victory. A slow start in 2022 meant McIlroy had begun Sunday’s deciding round 10 shots adrift of the American, who teed off for his final hole with a five-shot lead despite McIlroy’s brilliant 64 finish.
At 33 years old, time is still on his side. Though 2022 extended his major drought to eight years, it featured arguably his best golf since that golden season in 2014.
And as McIlroy knows better than most, things can change quickly at Augusta National.
. He's always so calm and collected, but I think that's just a cover-up for his real feelings on the subject. He's been close, SO CLOSE, but that green jacket has got to be slipping away from him for a reason 
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. It's like he's being held back or something. And what about all those injuries and struggles in between? That's just too much of a coincidence, if you ask me 
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. If he doesn't, well... that's just the way the ball bounces, right? But for now, I'm on high alert, watching this guy like a hawk 
. Something's gonna give soon, and when it does, you can bet your bottom dollar I'll be here to say "I told you so!" 
this Rory McIlroy guy is like a superhero of golf 
he's won so many majors already and still chasing that elusive Masters title 
it's crazy to think about how much potential is still there for him... he's 33 now which is old in golf years but still young enough to make another comeback 
his game is still on point and he's got the experience to pull off a win at Augusta any time soon 
It's all about setting goals and achieving them, right? Still hoping he can bring that elusive Masters title home next week 
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he's so close tho! i remember when he won the open championship back in 2014, it was like he was on top of the world 
I'd love to see him finally break through, he deserves it! But you know how golf is, one day it's all about Rory McIlroy and the next he's just another guy trying to make a comeback... or so it seems 
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its crazy how he got to 4 majors by 25 tho 
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. One year you're on top of the world, and the next you're back in the hunt. McIlroy's got this, and I hope he brings home that green jacket soon 
I'm curious to see how he'll do this week at Augusta, maybe it'll be the break he needs 
i mean, it's time for him to tie up that career grand slam 
and i have no doubt he's got this! 
. Bring it on, Augusta National! 
. Still got his skills, still got his game, but sometimes I think it's just one of those things where you're meant to win, ya know?
but once hes gets that green jacket wrapped around his waist ill be shouting from the rooftops 
still gotta believe he can get that green jacket soon tho 
... but seriously though, I think the pressure on him to win must be really intense. And you know what would make all his major collections complete? Winning that last one!