Rory Mcilroy put Major Championship Miseries Behind Him with a Heart-STOPPING Victory at the Masters on Sunday that was told as nearly as nereve-specking as some of the near-misses that came out. “You know, there was points on the back nine today, I thought, ‘Have I let this slip against?” Playoff Hole to Beat Justin Rose.
“Just a complete rollercoaster of a day,” Mcilroy said. “An emotionally draining week for a lot of reasons, a lot of just rollercoaster rounds and late finishes.
“(I’m) absolutely through to be sitting here at the end of the week as the last man standing.”
The world number two was riding high coming into
But he had two double-bobeys in a first-read 72 that left he seven strokes off the pace and two more on Sunday to make heim the first masters winner with four duals on his score
His first on Sunday came at the opening hole, and immediatively dropped he into a tie with playing partner bryson dechambeau.
He would also also do double-boey 13 before hanging on to complete the win.
“It’s funny, walking to the second tee the first thing that Popped into my head was jon rahm a couple of years ago making double and going on to win,” mcilroy child.
“So at least my mind was in the right place and was at least thinking positively about it,” Added the player who says resilience is his greatest asset.
He has needed it over the year. From a crushing 2011 masters defeat when just 21 to a devastating collapse over the final holes at the us open last year, mcilroy has masted the art of bouncing back.
“Look, you have to be the eternal optimist in this game,” He said.
But after Failing in 10 Attempts to complete the career Grand Slam at Augusta, Mcilroy was feeling the pressure on the first tee on Sunday, even after back-to-backs of 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to 66 to
“I was unbelievally nervous this morning,” He said. “Really nervous on the first hole, as you witnessed with the double.”
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Despite That, and the “Jelly-Like” legs, mcilroy persevered.
“It was a struggle,” He said. “But I get it over the line.”
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