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Rory McIlroy buttons up the green blazer presented to the US Masters champion – his second in two years.

‘It still fits’: McIlroy’s poignant words after donning second green jacket

The Northern Irishman cemented his status as the greatest European golfer of all time after joining an elite group of three players to win back-to-back US Masters titles.

  • Evin Priest

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S MASTERS GOLF 2026: Live blog coverage - final day. Equal leader Rory McIlroy and another contender, Australian Jason Day.

US Masters final round: Rory McIlroy holds nerve to win back-to-back US Masters

Rory McIlroy left an opening at Augusta and several other players charged back into contention in the third round, setting up a potentially pulsating finish at Augusta National, where McIlroy and Cameron Young share the lead, but six other players including Jason Day are within four shots.

  • Peter Ryan
Jason Day made a strong start at Augusta.

Day in hunt to fulfil Masters dream as McIlroy wobbles in third round

Jason Day has been trying to win a green jacket for 15 years and he has given himself another shot with a strong day three. The 90th Masters is still wide open.

  • Evin Priest
LIV golfers Cameron Smith, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom McKibbin, Carlos Ortiz and Bubba Watson were all sent home early.

Golf legend questions LIV players’ preparedness for majors

With five of the 10 LIV golfers sent home early from Augusta National, questions have been raised about the tour’s host courses.

  • Evin Priest
Australia’s Cameron Smith lines up a putt on the 18th green.

‘He’s an unreal golfer:’ Day backs Cam Smith after major struggles continue

The former Open Championship winner has now missed the cut at the last six majors, but fellow Aussie Jason Day says he’s too good not to arrest his slump.

  • Evin Priest
Rory McIlroy.

McIlroy reveals secret behind his stunning start to US Masters defence

The Ulsterman shot a blistering seven-under-par 65 on Friday to lead the field by six shots at the halfway mark, while Jason Day’s one-under 71 kept him in the hunt.

  • Evin Priest
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McIlroy, with caddie Harry Diamond, is overcome with emotion.

McIlroy’s Masters win was as good as it gets. How about another Augusta fairytale?

A hugely likeable bloke who had been close at the Masters many times finally fulfilling his dream and putting on the green jacket. Sounds like someone else I know.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Tiger Woods at the Martin County Sheriff’s Office after being arrested.

Tiger deserves compassion, but golf’s refusal to hold him accountable diminishes the sport

The question is not whether Tiger Woods has brought golf into disrepute, but why the sport’s authorities continually fail to act on his alleged misconduct.

  • Darren Kane
Jack Nicklaus.

Forty years ago, Jack Nicklaus produced an iconic Masters victory. It changed the course of sporting history

In 1986, a 46-year-old, semi-retired Jack Nicklaus delivered a win at Augusta that gave golf perhaps its most seminal moment.

  • Evin Priest
Rory McIlroy and caddie Harry Diamond  shake hands on the 18th after the first round of the 2026 Masters.

It started ‘scrappy’. Then Rory McIlroy took the clubhouse lead

Rafael Nadal was among the fans who watched reigning champion Rory McIlroy seize a share of the clubhouse lead on the opening day of the 2026 Masters at Augusta.

  • Evin Priest