Masters in Augusta: Golfstar McIlroy completes the Grand Slam | EUROtoday

Golfstar Rory McIlroy gained the title on the Masters in Augusta after an actual curler coaster trip and fulfilled the dream of profession grand slam on the age of 35. The northern finish hit Justin Rose from England in a decisive play-off. Both had beforehand wanted precisely 277 strokes for the 4 rounds and had remained eleven blows underneath par.

The resolution was obligatory as a result of McIlroy had made his weakest look till then on the last spherical after a couple of wobbly with 73 strokes. On the opposite hand, Rose had performed once more to the entrance with a 66 on the top. The Englishman had led the distinguished match after the primary two rounds, however had slipped on the third day.

McIlroy im Play-off nervenstark

In the play-off on the outlet 18, the choice was made after robust reductions on each opponents on the inexperienced, the place Rose minimally missed the putt from a considerably larger distance than its competitor. McIlroy then remained nerve-wracking, though the star skilled had nonetheless clung to the identical place on the final common spherical.

All different majors, the British Open, the US Open and the PGA Championship, have already gained McIlroy. Now he’s additionally allowed to decorate the well-known inexperienced jacket and also will be richer by $ 4.2 million (round 3.7 million euros). Overall, the match in Georgia was endowed with $ 21 million.

Behind the duo, the American Patrick Reed secured third place with 9 strokes underneath par. Bryson Dechambeau, earlier than the ultimate spherical Mcilroy’s worst rival and subsequently his accomplice within the final run, performed his worst spherical by far and fell again to fifth after a 75. Fourth was the world rating record of Scottie Scheffler from the USA.

Stefan Jäger, the one German participant who had made it into the ultimate spherical, fell again to the divided final place (+9) after a weak 78 spherical. Golf Idol Bernhard Langer failed on Friday at his final Masters look by one blow on the reduce.