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Rory McIlroy becomes a golfing great with back-to-back Masters titles

The Telegraph·James Corrigan.·about 1 month ago
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Rory McIlroy is the Masters history man. In dramatic scenes on Sunday, the Northern Irishman showed immense nous and nerve to become the first player since 2002 to defend the Augusta title successfully and just the fourth in the 90 years of this major. And the fact that he has joined Jack Nicklaus, Sir Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods in this exclusive club highlights the scale of the achievement. McIlroy has also joined Faldo in the all-time major list on six; the most by any European in modern times. By any and every measure, the 36-year-old must now be considered one of the greatest of all time and, after he fended off the fast-finishing Scottie Scheffler, the countdown has already started to see if he can go where no other Masters champion has before: win three in a row. There can be no doubt that this is his manor after a display of clinical fortitude.…

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