Rory McIlroy wins 2025 Masters after sudden-death playoff with Justin Rose

Rory McIlroy held on to win the 89th Masters Tournament in a one-hole playoff on Sunday, earning his fifth major championship and first since 2014.

After a topsy-turvy final round, Rory McIlroy held on to win the 89th Masters Tournament in a one-hole playoff Sunday, earning his fifth major championship and his first since 2014.

The victory ends an 11-year major championship drought for the second-ranked golfer in the world. McIlroy had not won one of the sport’s premier tournaments since 2014, when he took the U.S. PGA Championship in Valhalla, Kentucky.

Rory McIlroy celebrates after the first playoff hole and winning the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday.Richard Heathcote / Getty ImagesPreviously, McIlroy’s best finish at the Masters was second in 2022. In addition to a green jacket, McIlroy will take home $4.2 million as the Masters winner.

Entering the day with a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau for first place, McIlroy somehow found himself neck and neck with Justin Rose after 15 holes.

Needing only par on the 18th hole to win, McIlroy bogeyed to set up the playoff against Rose. Playing the same hole again to determine a winner, McIlroy recorded a birdie while Rose shot for par.

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