
AUGUSTA — So much of the conversation around Rory McIlroy’s 2025 Masters victory, understandably, involved his quest for the career Grand Slam and winning a major title for the first time in 11 years.
The storyline as he took the lead through 36 holes at Augusta National this year was that he could become just the fourth player to win the Masters in consecutive years, after Jack Nicklaus (1965–66), Nick Faldo (1989–90) and Tiger Woods (2001–02). Clearly an impressive feat.