McIlroy repeats at Augusta

Rory McIlroy won the Masters again on Sunday, becoming the fourth man to win back-to-back green jackets at Augusta National. (pgatour.com) McIlroy shot a final-round 71 and finished at 12-under par, one stroke ahead of Scottie Scheffler after a Sunday leaderboard that tightened repeatedly over the back nine. (golfchannel.com) He started the tournament with a six-shot lead through 36 holes, lost that cushion on Saturday, then recovered Sunday to win the 90th Masters Tournament. (nbcnews.com) The repeat put McIlroy alongside Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only players to win consecutive Masters titles. It was also his sixth major championship. (nbcsports.com) That result landed one year after McIlroy’s first Augusta victory in 2025, when he finally completed the career Grand Slam by winning all four men’s majors at least once. A second straight title turned that breakthrough into a two-year hold on the tournament. (sports.yahoo.com) Sunday was not a wire-to-wire cruise. Golf Channel reported that McIlroy trailed by as many as two shots in the final round before regaining control around the turn and holding off Scheffler late. (golfchannel.com) The final-round chase also included Cameron Young and Justin Rose, with multiple outlets describing a leaderboard that kept shifting as contenders moved through Amen Corner and the closing holes. (nytimes.com) Scheffler finished second by one shot after beginning Sunday four strokes off the lead, according to USA Today’s round tracker. (usatoday.com) McIlroy’s tap-in on the 18th green ended a week that swung from early control to weekend trouble and back to another green jacket. Augusta has had repeat champions before, but not many. (espn.com)