McIlroy wins Augusta again
Rory McIlroy captured his second consecutive Masters title, adding a sixth major to his career trophy case. (x.com) The final‑round coverage and analysis framed the victory as coming after a tight leaderboard battle with Cameron Young and was replayed across live streams and recap videos. (youtube.com)
Rory McIlroy won the Masters again on Sunday, becoming the fourth golfer to win back-to-back green jackets at Augusta National. (sports.yahoo.com) McIlroy closed with a 1-under 71 and finished one shot ahead of Scottie Scheffler at the 2026 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. (golfweek.usatoday.com) The final round began with McIlroy and Cameron Young tied at 11-under after McIlroy’s six-shot lead disappeared in the third round. (golfchannel.com) The win gave McIlroy his sixth major championship and put him alongside Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only players to defend a Masters title successfully. (europeantour.com) McIlroy is 36 and from Northern Ireland, and his second straight Augusta victory came one year after he ended a long wait for a Masters title in 2025. (lemonde.fr) The defense did not follow a wire-to-wire script. NBC News reported that McIlroy built a tournament-record six-shot lead through two rounds, lost it on Saturday, then recovered on the back nine Sunday to win. (nbcnews.com) Scheffler’s chase tightened the finish. CBS News reported that he shot 65 and 68 on the weekend and became the first player since 1942 to play Augusta bogey-free on both weekend rounds, but still finished second. (cbsnews.com) The closing-day drama also shifted the names around him. USA Today’s live coverage had McIlroy and Young in the final pairing, while later reports showed Scheffler as the runner-up by the end of Sunday. (usatoday.com) By sunset at Augusta on April 12, McIlroy had another green jacket, another Masters trophy and a place in one of the tournament’s shortest lists. (nbcsports.com)
