Rory McIlroy in motion© AFP
Rory McIlroy overcame early stumbles and a late scare to win the Masters on Sunday, capturing his sixth main title to grow to be solely the fourth back-to-back champion at Augusta Nationwide. The world quantity two from Northern Eire made a double bogey on the fourth and a bogey on the sixth, however responded with 4 birdies within the subsequent seven holes and held on after woeful late tee photographs to win a second inexperienced jacket and a report prime prize of $4.5 million.
McIlroy joined Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo as the one back-to-back winners in Masters historical past, firing a ultimate spherical one-under-par 71 to complete on 12-under-par 276 and defeat top-ranked Scottie Scheffler by one stroke.
McIlroy, third-from final in driving accuracy for the week, despatched his tee shot on the 18th over proper bushes to a spot close to the adjoining tenth fairway.
With a victory in danger, McIlroy curled a dramatic method across the pines and right into a greenside bunker, then blasted onto the inexperienced to 12 toes and two-putted for bogey to safe the victory.
McIlroy, 36, yelled with pleasure and lifted his arms into the air after the triumph and hugged daughter Poppy and spouse Erica after strolling off the 18th inexperienced.
Scheffler, a four-time main winner looking for his third Masters victory in 5 seasons, was on 277 after taking pictures a 68 to finish a bogey-free weekend.
England’s Justin Rose and Tyrrell Hatton and Individuals Russell Henley and Cameron Younger shared third on 278.
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