One of the biggest subplots in the final round of the 2025 Masters was the fact that Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau were paired together in the last group, which set an even more dramatic scene in what was another unbelievable Sunday at Augusta National.
The two stars have been seen as rivals, both on the course and off, in recent years. DeChambeau edged McIlroy in the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst and infamously left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf back in 2022. McIlroy has had a lot to say about the new competing tour and wanted a win at the Masters to not only get the best of DeChambeau, but more importantly to finally close out the career Grand Slam. McIlroy did that just by beating Justin Rose in a playoff.
