{"id":11568,"date":"2026-04-13T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/rory-mcilroy-repeats-as-masters-champion-joins-rare-company-at-augusta-national\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:00:50","slug":"rory-mcilroy-repeats-as-masters-champion-joins-rare-company-at-augusta-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/rory-mcilroy-repeats-as-masters-champion-joins-rare-company-at-augusta-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy repeats as Masters champion, joins rare company at Augusta National"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Rory McIlroy further etched his name into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/golf\/the-masters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masters lore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Irishman became just the fourth golfer in history to win back-to-back green jackets, finishing at 12-under par at historic Augusta National Golf Club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/tiger-woods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiger Woods<\/a> was the last to accomplish the rare feat, when he was repeat winner in 2001 and 2002.<\/p>\n<p>With multiple contenders in the mix, the margin for error was slim Sunday at Augusta National.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite a dismal round Saturday, McIlroy bounced back in the final round to fend off rallies from two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and 2013 U.S. Open champion Justin Rose.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> &#8211; FOX NEWS<\/p>\n<p>This article appeared on the website foxnews.com<br \/>\nThis article is taken based on Law no. 8\/1996 of Romania. 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