AUGUSTA — Rory McIlroy’s revenge is complete.

The Irishman finally secured victory at the Masters, joining legendary company in completing the career Grand Slam by winning all four majors.

McIlroy defeated Justin Rose on the first hole in a playoff, rolling in a short birdie putt on the 18th to earn his first green jacket and first major victory since 2014.

“I started to wonder if it would ever be my time,” McIlroy said. “I think the last 10 years coming here with the burden of the Grand Slam on my shoulders and trying to achieve that, yeah, I’m sort of wondering what we’re all going to talk about going into next year’s Masters.”

He’s the sixth player to win all four majors — the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and Open Championship — joining Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

McIlroy, 35, entered Sunday with a 2-shot lead and held the advantage by as many as four strokes on the second nine. He remained ahead by one with a hole left to play in regulation, but his approach shot went in the sand and he missed a par putt for the victory.

Rose, 44, led after both the first and second rounds before falling away with a 75 on Saturday. He started Sunday 5-under, 7 shots back of McIlroy, and soared up the leaderboard by firing a 66 for the round.

“I just kind of went into the place that you dream about going to,” he said. “I felt so good with my game. Felt so good with my mind. I began to sense that I was playing my way into the tournament. I was laser focused out there.”

Rose has finished runner-up here three times. He joins Hogan as the second player in Masters history to lose in a playoff twice, having lost to Sergio Garcia in 2017. Rose and McIlroy embraced in a hug after it was over on the 18th green. Rose admitted he didn’t know how to balance feeling pride and disappointment.

“What do you choose to dwell on, you know what I mean?” he said. “There’s no point in being too despondent about it and you look at all the good stuff that got me into this situation. You can’t skip through a career without a little bit of heartache.”

More than a decade ago, an eventual victory at Augusta National and many more major trophies seemed to be in McIlroy’s future. From 2011-14, he won four majors. But the green jacket eluded him, and wins on the biggest stages stopped happening.

In 2011, McIlroy entered the Masters final round with the lead before flaming out and shooting an 80. Since then, he finished in the top 10 here six times, including a runner-up in 2022.

Every spring the narrative built — is this Rory’s turn to slip on the green jacket?

Finally, in the 89th edition of the Masters and 10 years, 246 days after his last major win, calls for McIlroy to make history came true.

“I’m very proud of myself,” he said. “I’m proud of never giving up. I’m proud of how I kept coming back and dusting myself off and not letting the disappointments really get to me.”

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Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

The Masters is headed to a playoff — Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose vying for green jacket

Rory McIlroy’s agony at the Masters continues.

He and Justin Rose finished Sunday’s final round tied at 11-under. They will compete in a playoff, both in pursuit of winning their first green jacket.

The pair will play the par-4 18th.

McIlroy, who entered Sunday with a 2-shot lead, held the advantage by as many as four strokes on the second nine and was ahead by one with one hole left to play in regulation. But his approach shot went in the sand and he missed a par putt for the victory.

Rose led after both the first and second rounds before falling away with a 75 on Saturday. He started Sunday 5-under, 7 shots back of McIlroy, and soared up the leaderboard by firing a 66 for the round.

Rory McIlroy on the verge of Masters victory, career Grand Slam

Rory McIlroy’s revenge is almost complete.

The Irishman leads the Masters with one hole left to play in Sunday’s final round. McIlroy birdied the par-4 17th to break a tie with Justin Rose, taking sole possession of the top spot at 12-under.

A par on 18 will secure the victory and give McIlroy the career Grand Slam.

Playoff at the Masters? Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose tied for the lead late on Sunday

Justin Rose has climbed his way back to the top of the Masters leaderboard.

Rose carded eight birdies during Sunday’s final round, finishing with a 6-under 66 to move into a tie with Rory McIlroy for the lead at 11-under.

McIlroy, who entered with the lead on Sunday and at one point had a four stroke advantage, has two holes to play.

Rose paced the field after both the first and second rounds before falling away with a 75 on Saturday. He sent the patrons gathered around the 18th crowd into a roaring frenzy with a birdie putt to move into a tie with McIlroy.

Rory McIlroy regains control of the Masters, leads late on Sunday

Rory McIlroy, who started out front Sunday and has lost the lead multiple times, regained control of the leaderboard with a birdie on 15.

That broke a three-way tie with Justin Rose and Ludvig Aberg.

McIlroy leads at 11-under.

Rory McIlroy’s hold on the Masters is gone, three-way tie for the top spot

Four different players have led the Masters during Sunday’s final round.

Three of them — Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Ludvig Aberg — are tied at 10-under with time running out.

McIlroy led by as many as four strokes on the second nine before Rose surged to the point. A bogey at 17, however, dropped Rose back a stroke at 10-under with McIlroy and Aberg.

Rose has one hole left to play, Aberg two more and McIlroy four.

McIlroy entered the day with a two-shot lead but started with a double bogey on the first hole. Bryson DeChambeau led briefly before falling off with two bogeys on the second nine.

Rose and Aberg have surged after the starting the day at 5-under and -6, respectively.

Rory McIlroy’s Masters lead is gone, Justin Rose surges to the top

Rory McIlroy’s Masters lead is gone.

He double-bogeyed the par-5 13 and bogeyed 14, giving way to the surging Justin Rose on the leaderboard.

Rose is -11, one shot ahead of McIlroy and Ludvig Aberg.

McIlroy led by as many as four strokes on the second nine. Rose, who slipped down the board on Saturday after pacing the field in the first and second rounds, is 6-under on the day.

The top three are all in search of their first green jacket.

Rory McIlroy has comfortable Masters lead, second-place race heats up

Rory McIlroy has a comfortable Masters lead on the second nine in the final round.

The battle for second place is on.

Justin Rose and Ludvig Aberg have surged on Sunday at Augusta National. A double bogey on 11 has all but ended Bryson DeChambeau’s pursuit for victory.

Rose led after both the first and second rounds before falling away with a 75 on Saturday. He started Sunday 5-under and has gained four strokes, moving to a tie for second place at -9 with Aberg, last year’s runner-up.

Aberg, last year’s runner-up, sandwich a 73 on Friday with scores of 68 on Thursday and 69 on Saturday.

DeChambeau briefly led early in the round. He’s 7-under after his stumble on the par-4 No. 11.

Bryson DeChambeau took Masters lead — then it fell apart

Bryson DeChambeau took advantage of an early stumble by Rory McIlroy on Sunday and moved to the Masters lead with a birdie at No. 2.

It didn’t last long.

DeChambeau carded bogeys at Nos. 3 and 4 and watched McIlroy birdie both holes.

McIlroy led at 12-under with DeChambeau -9 through seven holes.

Rory McIlroy off to another historic Masters start — this time in a bad way

Rory McIlroy must break historic trends to win at the Masters on Sunday.

Entering the final round with a 2-shot lead, McIlroy stumbled quickly with a double bogey on the first hole, dropping to a tie with Bryson DeChambeau. McIlroy’s drive went into the sand, his third shot went well past the hole and he needed three putts on the green.

The only eventual Masters champion to card a double bogey or worse on No. 1 in the final round was Nick Faldo in 1990.

McIlroy’s 6 on the 445-yard par-4 first was his third double bogey of the tournament. The only player to win the Masters after making three or more double bogeys was Craig Stadler in 1982.

On Saturday, Rory McIlroy surged to the lead by scoring a record six straight 3s to open his third round.

His comfortable advantage entering Sunday was gone after just one hole. DeChambeau briefly took the lead with a birdie on two. McIlroy took back over on No. 3. He birdied, DeChambeau dropped a shot with a bogey.

McIlroy leads at 11-under through three holes.

2025 Masters prize money: Here’s a breakdown, by position, of the record $21 million purse

The 2025 Masters Tournament purse is a record $21 million, up from $20 million in 2024.

Along with a green jacket, gold coin and replica winner’s trophy, this year’s champion at Augusta National Golf Club will take home a payout of $4.2 million.

Here’s the breakdown by position:

The remainder of the competitors will receive cash prizes ranging downward from $51,660 depending on scores. All golfers who did not make the cut for the final 36 holes will receive $25,000.

2025 Masters final round tee times and pairings. When will Rory McIlroy start on Sunday?

The stage is set for Rory’s Revenge at the Masters on Sunday.

Rory McIlroy, ranked No. 2 in the world, enters the final round at Augusta National the leader at 12-under and will complete the career Grand Slam if he secures victory.

The Irishman vaulted up the leaderboard by scoring a 66 on Saturday, a round that included two eagles and four birdies.

He’ll be chased by Bryson DeChambeau (10-under), Corey Conners (8-under), Ludvig Aberg (6-under) and 2018 winner Patrick Reed (6-under).

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler and Justin Rose, the leader after both the first and second rounds, are at 5-under.

2025 Masters final round tee times, Sunday pairings

Masters leaders