Patrick McDonald

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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A family of four wandered. They weren't lost; they were exactly where they were supposed to be. Bumping off patrons and sneaking between corridors, they attempted to carve any angle to see. Rory McIlroy was rolling through Amen Corner Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club with the lead, and this was where they wanted to be. Having arrived in town two days prior, they had already expunged plenty of tears.

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With his four-foot putt Sunday night, Rory McIlroy's 11-year quest to join golf's most exclusive golf officially ended. By defeating worthy playoff challenger Justin Rose in the 2025 Masters tournament, the 35-year-old McIlroy finally joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players in history to achieve the grand slam as winners of each of golf's four major tournaments.

1 week ago | thepress.net | Patrick McDonald |Patrick Mcdonald

McIlroy's illustrious career has featured plenty of success, but reaching ultimate glory was only going to come through a level of agony

1 week ago | cbssports.com | Patrick McDonald |Patrick Mcdonald

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap tap. It could have been his racing heart or perhaps a ticking clock. Up and down he looked as if he was cycling through the past. Again, again and again. It has happened again, again and again until it happened -- at last. Rory McIlroy made history Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club with a Masters tournament for the ages.

1 week ago | cbssports.com | Patrick McDonald |Patrick Mcdonald

For the fifth time in the last 11 playings of the Masters, Tiger Woods is sitting on the sidelines. The five-time green jacket winner did not tee it up in the 89th Masters this week at Augusta National as he continues to recover from a ruptured Achilles, an injury he announced during the week of The Players Championship. Woods was ramping up his preparations for the year's first major championship when he sustained the injury.