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 finished at 12-under-par after a final-round 71 and beat Scottie Scheffler by one stroke in the 90th Masters Tournament on April 12, 2026. (golfchannel.com) The final margin stayed tight deep into Sunday after McIlroy lost a six-shot lead from halfway through the tournament and entered the last round tied for the lead with Cameron Young. (nbcsports.com) The repeat matters in Masters history because only Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods had defended the title before McIlroy. (usatoday.com) It also comes one year after McIlroy finally won his first Masters on April 13, 2025, completing the career Grand Slam by claiming all four men’s major championships. (pgatour.com) That 2025 victory ended more than a decade of misses at Augusta, where McIlroy had spent years trying to add the Masters to his wins at the United States Open, the Open Championship and the PGA Championship. (pga.com) Scheffler, the Masters champion in 2022 and 2024, finished second this time after starting Sunday four shots behind the lead. (usatoday.com) The top of the leaderboard stayed crowded behind McIlroy, with Justin Rose, Tyrrell Hatton, Cameron Young and Russell Henley sharing third place. (skysports.com) The win also carried the biggest paycheck in tournament history: a $4.5 million first prize from a record $22.5 million purse. (cbssports.com) McIlroy walked off the 18th green and celebrated with his wife, Erica, their daughter, Poppy, and his parents before Masters chairman Fred Ridley helped him into the green jacket again. (abcnews.com)