By Doug Ferguson
Augusta, VE. (AP) -Rory Mcilroy converted another important collapse into its greatest moment of all, hitting a wedge in 3 feet for Birdie into a sudden death playoff on Sunday to finally win the masters and occupy their great sixth sixth player. The sixth player.
What a coronation should have for Mcilroy along the nine rear in Augusta National became an end of cluster, which changes lead and amazing in the best golf theater that ended with Mcilroy in the knees sobbing and unbelievers.
“I started asking if it would ever be my time,” Mcilroy said in Butler Cabin before Scottie Scheffler helped him to the green jacket.
He ended with more anguish for Justin Rose, who lost to Sergio García in a playoff in 2017 and forced this with a 20 -foot Birdie in hole 18 for a 66 of 66. He limited JOoff in the only players. The only players.
Mcilroy lost a two -shots advantage in two holes at the beginning. He lost an advantage of four shots in the nineteenth century in a matter of three holes with shocking faults, one of them a wedge in the tributary of Rae’s Creek in pair 5 13.
And just when it seemed that he would blow to another important one, Mcilroy delivered two majestic shots when they noticed what they would do, two birdies who sent him to hole 18 with a single shot. That was not enough yet. A 5 -foot Putt was lost for a 1 over 73 and the first mastress playoff in eight years.
The Mcilroy wedge bounced on the slope of the upper shelf with enough turn to drip up to 3 feet. And when Rose lost 15 feet, Mcilroy finally sealed him.
Mcilroy spent 11 long years without a specialty, knowing that the Green Masters jacket was all that prevented him from joining Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen as the only winners of the four greatest golf professionals.
He raised both arms and let the putter fall behind him, and in a short time he was on his knees, then his forehead on green 18 while his chest weighed with emotion.
Thus ended one of the wildest Sundays in a specialization that is known by them. The United States Open champion Bryson Deschambeau, who beat Mcilroy in Pinehurst No. 2 last June, had the advantage after two holes when Mcilroy opened with a double bogey.
He crashed with a couple of three fists and two shots in the water in the nine rear, closing with a 75.
Ludvig Aberg, runner -up in his masters debut a year ago, suddenly had a part of the leadership when Mcilroy fell separately in the middle of the nine. A margin putt was lost to take the lead, then ended Bogey-Triple Bogey.
Rose had all the reasons to believe that he threatens with his chans on Saturday with a 75 that put his seven shots ago, and then two bogeyos in the nine front. Just when it stabilized, it was four shots and they ran out of time. He made his part in a 10 Birdie round and that dynamic Putt Birdie to limit it.
Mcilroy helped big.
Nothing was more shocking than the 13th Mcilroy played it safe, leaving a great goal and a lob wedge. His mark was lost for about 20 yards, the ball disappeared in the tributary of Rae’s Creek and leads Double Bogey.
Then came a t -shirt stroke in the pine straw that led to another bogey, and the advantage had gone again. But he was resistant as always, it is a leg like this. Apparently in the remaining problems of the 15th Street 15, Mcilroy hit 7-Hierro around the trees and on the green to 6 feet.
He missed the Putt Eagle: the Birdie still helped him recover a part of the leadership. Two holes later, facing a semi-blind shot, pierced 8 iron and pursued him, urging him to “Go! Go! Go! Go!” And he did it, just cleaning the bunker and leaving 2 feet for Birdie and a single shot.
It turns out that it was not enough either. Hi, he hit a bunker from the street. Hey, lost the 5 feet post for victory. There was more work to do. But the 35 -year -old northern player never hesitated in what he came to Augusta National to do.
He leaves with a green jacket.
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