McIlroy wins again

Rory McIlroy won the Masters again on Sunday, finishing at 12-under and beating Scottie Scheffler by one shot at Augusta National. (espn.com) The victory on April 12 gave McIlroy a second straight Green Jacket and his sixth major championship. NBC Sports reported he became the fourth man to win back-to-back Masters titles, joining Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods. (nbcsports.com) McIlroy closed with a 71, while Scheffler charged with weekend rounds of 65 and 68 to finish one behind. CBS News reported Scheffler’s bogey-free weekend was the first at Augusta National since 1942. (cbsnews.com) The finish mattered because Scheffler arrived with two Masters titles already, in 2022 and 2024, and had never finished outside the top 20 at Augusta in seven starts. A one-shot margin over that kind of record turned Sunday into a duel between the tournament’s two most dominant recent players. (masters.com) McIlroy, 36, has 29 PGA Tour wins and turned professional in 2007, according to his tour profile. His second straight Masters title tightened his hold on the top tier of his era after years in which Augusta was the major that most often tested him. (pgatour.com) Augusta’s own coverage shows how much attention the closing stretch drew. The Masters site posted “Every Single Shot From Rory McIlroy’s Final Round” on April 12, and its Sunday package also included separate clips for the longest putts, longest drives and every hole-out from the day. (masters.com) A full-round replay and highlight package also circulated on YouTube, giving fans a way to watch the closing holes and final putts again after the live broadcast ended. That replay value has become part of how major Sundays now travel beyond television. (youtube.com) For McIlroy, the result was simple by sunset: another walk up the 18th at Augusta, another Green Jacket, and one more Masters win with Scheffler right behind him. (apnews.com)