10 h. ago ‘Tormented but I don’t feel down’: Rose opens up on Masters heartache

Englishman lost in playoff at Augusta for second time‘I could really sense what it would be like to win it’Justin Rose says he feels “tormented” by a feeling of what might have been after losing a second Masters playoff. Eight years after losing out to Sergio Garcia at Augusta National, Rose was beaten on the first extra hole by Rory McIlroy, who holed from short range for birdie after Rose’s attempt had narrowly missed.Rose had started the final round seven shots behind McIlroy, but made his 10th birdie of the day on the 18th in a closing 66 to set the clubhouse target, with McIlroy then missing from five feet for the title in regulation. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Rory McIlroy's stance on Manchester United investment amid $1bn net worth admission

The Masters 2025 winner Rory McIlroy is a boyhood Manchester United supporter who idolised Roy Keane during his childhood

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33 h. ago I rented out my home for the Masters in Augusta... and it paid our mortgage for a year

A family just paid off a year's mortgage - thanks to the 2025 Masters Tournament. 

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36 h. ago Why Rory McIlroy didn’t speak to Bryson DeChambeau in Masters final round

Min Woo Lee also backed the 2025 Masters champion’s move to ignore DeChambeau on Sunday at Augusta National

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37 h. ago ‘I sent AI to art school!’ The postmodern master who taught a machine to beef up his old work

Warhol for colour, Hopper for volume American art world star David Salle is using AI on old paintings of his that had a mixed reception – with wild, sprawling results. Why isn’t he afraid of being replaced?By the time you read this article, there’s a good chance it will have already been scanned by an artificially intelligent machine. If asked about the artist David Salle, large language models such as ChatGPT or Gemini may repurpose some of the words below to come up with their answer. The bigger the data set, the more convincing the response – and Salle has been written about exhaustively since he first rose to art world stardom in the 1980s. The question is whether AI can ever say anything new about the artist and his work, or if it’s for ever condemned to generate more of the same.A similar question lingers beneath the surface of the paintings that Salle has been making since 2023, a new series of which he has just unveiled at Thaddaeus Ropac in London. His New Pastorals were ma...

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58 h. ago Rory McIlroy steps into league of his own with magical Masters triumph | Ewan Murray

Nick Faldo has more majors and Seve Ballesteros was a majestic shotmaker but the career grand slam is pricelessIn Northern Ireland, debate is already raging as to whether Rory McIlroy has presented himself as the country’s greatest ever sportsperson.The answer is surely obvious. Step aside, George Best. McIlroy’s Masters triumph may even force Sports Personality of the Year to afford due recognition to golf. It is only April but it feels highly unlikely the scene immediately after McIlroy claimed the Masters on Sunday will be matched. His pounding of the turf; his tears absorbed more than a decade of such deep frustration. The moment reverberated beyond sport; Rory had done it. Grown men, lots of them, shed tears on his behalf as he broke his Augusta hoodoo. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Masters nearly man Justin Rose plays huge part in McIlroy’s historic win | Andy Bull

The 44-year-old handled another near miss at Augusta with class and his place in Europe’s Ryder Cup team looks assuredThere was one very happy man in Augusta on Monday morning, and there were 52 all in a stew, turning over thoughts of what went right and what went wrong, that short putt on the 6th, that wayward chip on 12, that sliced drive on 15, or whatever it was that cost them their shot at winning the 2025 Masters. While Rory McIlroy can enjoy what was, everyone else in the field is wondering what might have been. Justin Rose will feel it most. Rose, the antagonist in Rory’s story, scored 65, 71, 75, 66 – the last of them, he said himself, “a bogey away from being the greatest round I’ve ever played”.The second shots during the playoff summed it up. Rose’s was pretty near perfect in the circumstances, and landed 15 feet from the pin, McIlroy’s landed just beyond it, caught the slope, and rolled back down and around, past Rose’s ball, and finished up 5ft from the cup. Sometimes ...

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60 h. ago Grace of Masters nearly man Justin Rose enhanced McIlroy’s historic win | Andy Bull

The 44-year-old handled another Augusta near miss with class and his place in Europe’s Ryder Cup team looks assuredThere was one very happy man at Augusta on Monday morning, and there were 52 all in a stew, turning over thoughts of what went right and what went wrong, that short putt on the 6th, that wayward chip on 12, that sliced drive on 15, or whatever it was that cost them their shot at winning the 2025 Masters.While Rory McIlroy can enjoy what was, everyone else in the field is wondering what might have been. Justin Rose will feel it most. Rose, the antagonist in Rory’s story, scored 65, 71, 75, 66 – the last of them, he said, “a bogey away from being the greatest round I’ve ever played”. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Billionaire shares Rory McIlroy throwback snap with message to Masters 2025 champ

Tom Magnier posted about Rory McIlroy competing in the Masters, accompanying his words with a picture of the top golfer on the day he met horse racing champion Galileo

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61 h. ago McIlroy warns Augusta members will have to ‘wheel me out of here when I am 90’

Masters triumph completes McIlroy’s career grand slamVictory secures lifetime exemption at Augusta NationalRory McIlroy has warned the members of Augusta National they will have to “wheel me out of here when I am 90 years old” after finally ending his wait to win the Masters. In doing so, McIlroy became just the sixth golfer in history to complete a career grand slam.McIlroy has warned his fellow professionals that he already feels perfectly placed for more major wins after adding number five to his CV. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Spot the difference! Fans notice a huge contrast in epic photos of Rory McIlroy

There is a telling difference between these two photographs from Rory McIlroy's career - but can you spot what it is after the 35-year-old golfer's sensational 2025 Masters triumph at Augusta?

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65 h. ago Birdies, jumpers and Green Jackets: the Masters 2025 – in pictures

After four days of great action that ended with Rory McIlroy sealing a career grand slam, a look back at some of our favourite images from the first major of 2025 Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Rory McIlroy takes sly dig at reporters with bitter question after Masters win

Rory McIlroy began his post-Masters press conference with a lighthearted dig at reporters after capturing a Green Jacket for the first time.

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66 h. ago ‘Welcome to the club’: Woods leads salutes to McIlroy’s Masters win and grand slam

Media in Ireland and US pay tribute to epic achievement‘This means everything to him,’ adds Shane LowryTiger Woods welcomed Rory McIlroy to golf’s most exclusive club after his dramatic victory in the Masters on Sunday. McIlroy, born in Holywood, Co Down, defeated Justin Rose on the first hole of a playoff at Augusta National to join Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen in having won all four major titles.“Welcome to the club @McIlroyRory,” Woods posted on social media. The 15-time major winner achieved three Grand Slams. He added: “Completing the grand slam at Augusta is something special. Your determination during this round, and this entire journey has shown through, and now you’re a part of history. Proud of you!” Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Gary Lineker's true feelings about Rory McIlroy clear for all to see with Masters comment

Rory McIlroy secured a career Grand Slam and the final major of his career with a sudden death playoff win over Justin Rose at the 2025 Masters on Sunday

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67 h. ago Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry's rift after 'money became root of all evil' admission

Rory McIlroy was greeted at the 18th green by childhood friend Shane Lowry at Augusta National after winning the 2025 Masters, but the duo were not always on such good terms

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68 h. ago Ryder Cup 2025: Predicting Team Europe after Rory McIlroy’s Masters victory

Rory McIlroy will now lead Team Europe in the Ryder Cup later this year as the Masters champion after his thrilling win at Augusta

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69 h. ago Rory McIlroy blanked Bryson DeChambeau during Masters final round

The 2025 Masters champion went into ‘his own little bubble’ in order to finally win at Augusta

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69 h. ago Rory McIlroy reveals touching message to Justin Rose after Masters win

McIlroy paid tribute to his Ryder Cup teammate Rose and revealed the ‘relief’ at securing the career grand slam

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2 d. ago Masters 2025: Rory McIlroy secures career Grand Slam after overcoming Justin Rose in play

Rory McIlroy becomes sixth man ever to complete career grand slam

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