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DETROIT, April 13, 2025 ~ Rory McIlroy defeated Justin Rose in a 19th hole playoff finish at the 89th Masters Sunday afternoon at Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia. After leading for most of the day, McIlroy missed a chance to win with a putt on 18. Rose followed with a missed putt in the playoff, setting up McIlroy to take home the $21,000,000 purse with a birdie in the first Masters playoff since 2017.
The title marks the first Masters victory of McIlroy’s career. He has now completed the career grand slam, winning all four major championships.
He is just the sixth golfer ever to achieve a career grand slam, joining the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. It had been 11 years since his last championship win.
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(CONTINUED) Patrick Reed, Scottie Scheffler, Im Sung-Jae, and Bryson DeChambeau rounded out the rest of the top five.
Rose had a very hot start to the tournament on the first day, but McIlroy powered through to take a strong lead into the final day.
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