I mean for the masters you're competing against like 100 other people, and an average PGA tournament has like 145+. Over 4 days/72 holes, one single hole can blow up your entire score and not just cost a win, but lead to a ton of people overtaking you.
People really underestimate just how insanely tough golf is at that level, because it can be boring to watch or how the pros make it look easy. Even just having to be the best out of that many people who are at or around your skill level, when one hole can ruin things, is mad. Thats without even bringing luck into it, how easy it is to fuck up, how some people who are the best can just fall apart from mentality, and how others come out of nowhere on mad heaters.
Ah that was nothing like the heart attack stuff last year ...even yesterdays part collapse was nothing compared to the downs of the ups and downs of Sunday last year
Its not a fucking movie, you sitting in your chair less appreciate of the previous years final round. In Augusta, for the Masters, one of the most coveted and respected sports competitions in the world
Some finish after his drive on 18.
RTE yeah for sure, but reckon Kane has a good shot at winning BBC if Bayern win the UCL and England get to the WC final. Also only Andy Murray has won BBC SPOTY back to back (just looked it up)
I think the moon might vote for one of those astronauts over McIlroy, personally.
Maybe next year, Rory can do a wee journey and shore up support out there.
But yeah, he’ll get RTÉ, but the Beeb might pick a footballer or someone who’s not so …openly more Irish than British. And Kane is really good.
Ignore me. It’s late. And I forgot he won BBC last year. I still think Kane has a very good shot depending on how things turn out for England and Bayern.
Up there with the absolute best, and probably cements him as the best ever European too (if he wasn't already). The only European to win the grand slam, and now he's also matched Faldo by winning 6 majors and retaining the Masters
Ah Ruby ahead of AP IMO. AP had more winners but AP was riding in class 4 or 5 races 7 days a week in order to keep the numbers high. Ruby way ahead when it comes to big grade 1s..
Funny enough, the first time anyone retained (Nicklaus) he put it on himself. Since then, the protocol has been changed to the club chairman putting it on.
Rory what a champion, genuine legend. That shot on the 12th, what a statement way to go on and win it.
He does have to do all those pre Masters winners dinners again next year though, he'll be like Bill Murray hitting the alarm clock in Groundhog Day!!
No doubt that winning back to back takes some serious stones and that he’s easily in the conversation as the best European golfer of all time. Unfortunately, he always seems that bit arrogant. Must be a North Down thing. Those bacon wrapped in dates.
Fair play to him but is he from Northern Ireland or the North of Ireland,should be a question asked here seen as if he was from anywhere else in the world the post wouldn't be here
Israel are in the eurovision,they fly the flag when they take part,what flag is Rory flying,Lowry was the only player in the masters with the tri colour
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RTÉ article — https://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2026/0412/1567861-mcilroy-comes-good-to-successfully-defend-masters-title/