The greatest battles Rory McIlroy has fought over the last 10 years have been with himself. This was never going to end any other way. At times on Sunday, it seemed like the only thing standing between McIlroy and victory was the space between his ears.

Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Masters on Sunday at Augusta, and in addition to his first green jacket and the completion of the career grand slam, McIlroy also banked the largest first-place prize in Masters history: $4.

Rory McIlroy is finally a Masters champion. After years of close calls, heartbreaks, and questions about whether he’d ever slip on the green jacket