McIlroy wins Masters

Rory McIlroy won the Masters again on Sunday, becoming the fourth man to defend the green jacket at Augusta National. (golfchannel.com) McIlroy finished the 90th Masters at 12-under par and shot a 1-under 71 in the final round. Scottie Scheffler finished second at 11-under, one stroke back. (golfchannel.com) He started the final round tied for the lead with Cameron Young at 11-under after a third-round 73 erased the six-shot advantage he built through 36 holes. Justin Rose and Scheffler also stayed within range on Sunday. (golfchannel.com) (pgatour.com) The repeat put McIlroy alongside Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only players to win back-to-back Masters titles. It was also McIlroy’s sixth major championship. (golfdigest.com) McIlroy is 36, and his second straight Masters win came one year after he won his first green jacket at Augusta. The Masters has been played since 1934, and this year’s edition was the tournament’s 90th. (golfdigest.com) (pgatour.com) Recent tournament coverage showed the closing stretch, the green jacket ceremony and a full video replay of every shot from McIlroy’s final round. Augusta National and broadcast partners posted highlights within hours of the finish. (youtube.com 1) (youtube.com 2) The win ended a week in which McIlroy looked dominant early, then had to recover after his record 36-hole Masters lead disappeared on Saturday. He still left Augusta with the same result as 2025: the last walk up the 18th fairway as champion. (sportingnews.com) (pgatour.com)