McIlroy wins Augusta

Rory McIlroy left Augusta National with another green jacket on Sunday, beating Scottie Scheffler by one shot at the 2026 Masters. (cnn.com) McIlroy closed with a 1-under-par 71 and finished at 12-under 276 for the week. Scheffler shot 68 and finished second at 11-under 277, according to the final leaderboard. (pgatour.com) (espn.com) The 90th Masters carried a $22.5 million purse, and McIlroy’s winner’s share was $4.5 million. The runner-up payout for Scheffler was $2.43 million. (cbssports.com) (espn.com) The win put McIlroy in a short list of repeat Masters champions. He became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002 to win back-to-back at Augusta, joining Woods, Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus. (skysports.com) (nbcsports.com) It was also McIlroy’s sixth major championship title. That total moved him further up the modern leaderboard of men’s golf majors and gave him a second Masters win after his 2025 victory. (nbcsports.com) (usatoday.com) The final round tightened late after Scheffler made a Sunday charge. NBC Sports reported that McIlroy became the fourth man in Masters history to go back to back, while ESPN’s leaderboard showed four players tied for third at 10-under: Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley, Justin Rose and Cameron Young. (nbcsports.com) (espn.com) McIlroy started the day tied for the lead with Cameron Young after a turbulent third round reshaped the board. By Sunday evening, he had done enough over 72 holes to keep the top spot and defend the title he won a year earlier. (usatoday.com) (golfweek.usatoday.com) At Augusta, the margin was one stroke and the prize was another green jacket. McIlroy walked away with both. (cnn.com)