Golf
Rory McIlroy sets sights on new target not even Tiger Woods has achieved
At very long last, Rory McIlroy is a Masters champion. A putt from three feet did the job for McIlroy, who now has a place in the history books as one of golf’s greats. Rather characteristically, McIlroy’s career grand slam wasn’t secured the easy way. Instead, the final 18 holes of Sunday’s titanic battle was a microcosm of his last 11 years since his last major triumph.
Having held his nerve on day three, the weight of the world lay on the overnight leader’s shoulders. He had, of course, been here before, and when his tee shot on the first went sailing into the bunker, it felt like history would repeat itself at Augusta National. A double-bogey to start the day wasn’t on his wishlist.
