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A weight off the shoulders and a green jacket onto them for Rory McIlroy after a career-defining victory

A weight off the shoulders and a green jacket onto them for Rory McIlroy after a career-defining victory

14 April 2025

The Northern Irish golfer's completed a career grand slam - clinching the Masters with a playoff win over Justin Rose.

McIlroy blew a four-shot lead in 2011 - and had the same advantage today, before it was whittled away.

He's been asked what he would now tell his 2011-self.

Rose is philosophical after a second playoff defeat at Augusta - adding to his 2017 heartbreak.

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25 Oct: Golfer Daniel Hillier has moved into a eight-way tie for the lead at the halfway stage of the latest European Tour event in Korea

24 Oct: Golfer Daniel Hillier has shot a four-under par 67 to sit in a share of fourth at the latest European Tour event in Korea, part of the competition's Asian swing

23 Oct: The latest European Tour golf event of the Asian swing has started in Korea

19 Oct: North Adelaide golf course safeguards fall short, some Kaurna community members say

19 Oct: Golfer Daniel Hillier has finished in a share of ninth, pocketing 147 thousand dollars at the European Tour's India Open in Delhi

18 Oct: Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier has navigated his way into the top 10 after the second round of the DP World Tour's India Championship

12 Oct: Golfer Daniel Hillier has finished at seven-under par overall in a share of 23rd at the Spanish Open on the European Tour

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