McIlroy beats Rose in Masters play-off to seal career Grand Slam

Rory McIlroy achieved golfing immortality arsenic he hit Justin Rose successful a sudden-death play-off to yet triumph his first Masters title and complete nan profession Grand Slam successful a hugely melodramatic last information astatine Augusta National.

Having missed a par putt to triumph successful regulation, McIlroy rolled successful a three-footer for birdie connected nan first other spread to contradict his Ryder Cup team-mate and declare nan biggest triumph of his life.

After his putt recovered nan bottommost of nan cup, McIlroy collapsed to nan crushed arsenic nan emotions came pouring retired astatine nan extremity of an bonzer time of sporting theatre.

Having won nan US Open, The Open and 2 US PGA Championships by nan extremity of 2014, McIlroy completes nan afloat group of awesome championships astatine nan 11th attempt.

Northern Ireland's McIlroy becomes nan sixth man - and first European - to clinch nan Slam, joining Americans Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods and South Africa's Gary Player.

It is different gut-wrenching Masters conclusion for Rose, who besides mislaid to Sergio Garcia successful a play-off successful 2017, but nan 44-year-old Englishman deserves immense in installments for bouncing backmost from a 75 connected Saturday to push McIlroy each nan way.

"I would opportunity it was 14 years successful nan making," an affectional McIlroy said earlier being nan presented pinch nan greenish overgarment by 2024 champion Scottie Scheffler, who vanished fourth.

"Going retired pinch a four-shot lead successful 2011 and emotion for illustration I could person sewage it done there.

"A batch of pent-up emotion came retired connected nan 18th green. A infinitesimal for illustration that makes each nan years and each nan adjacent calls worthy it."

Holding backmost nan tears, McIlroy added: "I want to opportunity hullo to mum and dada backmost successful Northern Ireland. I can't hold to spot them adjacent week and can't hold to observe pinch them."

McIlroy's triumph is some nan astir important accomplishment of his 18-year master profession and nan culmination of a travel that has forced him to rebound from a bid of awesome title heartaches.

It is fitting, too, that it is nan astir thrilling triumph of his profession fixed nan highs and lows he knowledgeable complete nan last 18 holes.

For a while, McIlroy threatened to adhd different to his database of caller near-misses.

Back-to-back 66s gave him a two-shot lead to return into Sunday's last information but a double bogey connected nan first wiped retired his advantage.

However, from location he had 3 birdies successful 7 holes arsenic he went 4 clear pinch 9 to play, but 4 dropped shots successful arsenic galore holes from nan 11th gave dream to nan chasing pack.

And while others faded, 36-hole leader Rose birdied six of his last 8 holes to unit a play-off and support live nan 2013 US Open winner's dream of winning nan Masters astatine nan 20th attempt.

More to follow.