Masters 2025 champion will skip next week’s Heritage Classic to celebrate in Northern Ireland with his parents

American said he ‘wanted to cry’ for McIlroy after his mistake on the 13th on Sunday

Northern Irishman says hello to his parents, speaks about his nerves in ceremony

Only Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have also achieved golf’s holy grail

Fifth Major and career Grand Slam for McIlroy after he lost four-shot lead on back nine but beat Justin Rose in playoff

Rory McIlroy entered golfing immortality this week in Augusta

Leave it to Shane Lowry to explain in plainer terms

Northern Irishman made a dream start by going five under for his first five holes at the Masters

Shane Lowry suffers a bogey-bogey finish to fall seven shots off McIlroy’s lead

The two Irish golfers will enjoy late tee times on Saturday as they move into contention

McIlroy cards bogey-free 66 to trail clubhouse leader Justin Rose by two shots; Shane Lowry also moves into contention after 68

Corey Conners thinking of his coach; Bubba Watson shows glimpses of his old self

Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we kid ourselves so often and so fecklessly?

Justin Rose leads by three shots after brilliant opening 65; Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners and Ludvig Aberg lead chasing pack

Tyrrell Hatton puts poor form on breakaway circuit behind him with opening 69 at Masters

From baseball slugger to Masters snapper; Højgaard’s head in a spin; DeChambeau puts in the numbers

Irish women face formidable challenge; does the name Joe DePugh ring a bell?

Everything you need to know about Augusta National and the first Major of the year

The multi-talented All Black is ready to get even more into the swing of things at Leinster as the season enters its critical stage

There are devilish consequences for a misplaced tee shot on 12