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‘Something for everyone’ — Rory’s Stories Rory O’Connor hits the road for first Irish tour post pandemic

Rory O’Connor – better known as his alias Rory’s Stories, is going on tour for the first time since before the pandemic, and has promised that there will be ‘something for everyone.’

Despite touring in October and November of 2019, Rory notes how his audience increased by approximately 30% during COVID-19. Speaking to Extra.ie Rory said: ‘It was weird because I obviously started of with GAA and stuff like that, then went into relationships and all this stuff, and now COVID seemed to open a new avenue – I nearly feel like there’s a new audience there now.’

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Rory will put on 16 shows starting in September, and concluding in October. The evenings will be ‘a culmination of everything Rory is known for; from his trademark lockdown stories with 3 kids to his arse hanging out on RTE’s Hell Week .’

Rory added that though, like everyone else, he ‘had to go through the mill’ in terms of lockdowns, he also used it as a means to create content. The comic said: ‘I used it as an opportunity to create content but also give people a much-needed laugh during the pandemic.’

With lockdown, Rory said that the one thing that got him through was having a routine. He said: ‘I’m a big believer, exercise is great for the wellbeing, so I would’ve done a lot of training every morning – just anything to keep the head going.

‘We were living with my parents during the lockdown – myself, my wife, and my two kids, and my wife was actually pregnant as well. So there’s definitely a lot of funny comedy in this show about that. It’s very relevant at the moment, because a lot of people have to move back in with the parents to save, or with no houses.’

He added that he ‘definitely has a few good yarns to tell’ about his family’s experience in living with his parents.

Rory’s participation in RTE’s Ultimate Hell Week, The Professionals in 2021, will also be an element of the shows. Rory commented that the experience was ‘pretty tough, and pretty raw.’ He said: ‘I definitely didn’t hold back.

‘That kind of seemed to impact people in a positive way like, being able to see me struggle, and keep going as best I could and all that.’

Along with the comic relief that Rory is undoubtedly going to share, there will also be a wide range of special guests, with different guests at each of the shows. The comedian turned author revealed that all of his guests are well-known to some degree. He added that his guests are people that he has a genuine interest in chatting with. ‘They’re from every walk of life – from sport, from business, from entertainment – some really cool backgrounds,’ he said.

The Meath native said: ‘I suppose that’s what I wanted to bring to the show. With Rory’s Stories, I suppose it’s 50/50; it’s comedy, then it’s wellbeing and motivational stuff.

‘I wanted to bring that to show. I want you to laugh at my expense, you know, with my own stories, and I want you to take stuff, be positive from the conversation I have with my guest. Then a sing-song – I learned the guitar during the lockdown, so I’ve been banging away on that the last few months.

‘A typical way to finish an Irish night is with a couple of songs and ballads.’

Ultimately, Rory’s sole goal for the shows is for people to have a good night. Speaking to Extra.ie , he said: ‘I just want people to have a good night, genuinely. I want when they think of Rory’s Stories, they think of the craic, but also kind of the motivational stuff as well – I want people to get that experience.’

Rory shared that the one and only thing he could say he wasn’t looking forward to regarding his upcoming tour was the ‘horrible knot five minutes before you go on stage.’ He said: ‘I don’t think anyone enjoys that like, and my opinion is if you don’t feel that, you’re not really worried about it, where you kinda should be.

‘It keeps you on your toes.’

On the other hand, the comedian noted that it’s always worth it. He said: ‘Then to counteract that, it’s worth it for the after feeling. Especially a good show when people enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to that high, because that’s why all entertainers do what they do, it’s because of that adrenaline of a good laugh.’

Rory reiterated that there would be something in the show for everyone, confirming that the shows would be bursting with laughter, honesty and inspiration.

An evening with Rory’s Stories & Special Guests kicks off in the Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise on September 9. Rory will travel the country with his show, before concluding in Dublin’s Liberty Hall Theatre on October 29. Tickets can be purchased here .

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National tour for Rory’s Stories

Rory O'Connor of Rory's Stories has launched a live show tour across Ireland, described as 'an intimate evening of comedy and honest conversations with some well-known friends'.

Taking place across 16 dates from 9th September to 29th October, the evening will be a culmination of everything Rory is known for; from his trademark lockdown stories with three kids to his arse hanging out on RTE's 'Hell Week' and of course, conversations with special guests to both motivate and inspire those in attendance. There might even be a few sing-songs - a must for any proper Irish night out!

Local dates include The Crescent Centre, Drogheda, on Saturday 15th October; Solstice Arts Centre, Navan on 22nd October; and Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin, on 29th October.

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The eyes of the world are glued to our televisions as we watch on in horror at the unprovoked and unjustifiable Russian invasion of Ukraine…

Russian artillery and airstrikes have reduced areas of Ukrainian cities to rubble . The number of lives irreparably damaged and the number of those who have had to flee their home in search of refuge is growing by the day.

Over the past few weeks, the Irish people have rallied behind the people of Ukraine. Protests outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin, collections across schools all over the country and on The Late Late Show have shown the willingness of the Irish people to stand behind the people of Ukraine.

At 8 pm on Sunday the 20th of March, some of Ireland’s finest comedians will be performing in the National Opera House in Wexford town. Renowned comedians such as Des Bishop, Deirdre O’Kane, Emma Doran, Neil Delamere and Rory’s Stories will be performing on the night.

We caught up with author, comedian and social media sensation Rory O’Connor or Rory’s Stories as he is more commonly known, ahead of his performance on Sunday night.

Rory’s witty and hilarious sketches often provide insights into the comedic side of Irish life. Rory’s courage and openness surrounding mental health has also been widely praised. He has authored, The Rory’s Stories Guide to the GAA , The Rory’s Stories Guide to Irish Life and Rory’s Story, My unexpected journey to self-belief.  

We asked Rory about his feelings on the current situation in Ukraine:  

“It’s terrible, the whole world is thinking about them at the minute and everyone is worrying. You just don’t know what’s around the corner – you think you have problems until you hear the likes of that.”

Rory stated that he’s glad to be “able to do anything, any gesture you can at all, to support the cause over there”. He described the gig as being “a great idea to go ahead with” and cheerfully informed us “from what I hear it’s pretty much sold out”.

The show on Sunday is very eagerly anticipated by many people. Some of Ireland’s most prominent comedians will be gracing the stage in the National Opera House. Rory gave us his thoughts on the gig:

“I’m looking forward to it! I haven’t done a whole lot of stand up since the pandemic, but I’m just finalising dates for a big tour in September and October. I’ve just been very busy; I do a lot of talks in schools and I’m writing another book at the minute as well so I’m busy with that. I’m starting to work on a bit of material for the show and I’m looking forward to getting back out there and having a bit of craic again.”

He told us that he had never worked with any of the other comedians that will be performing on the night, he stated:

 “To be honest with you, I haven’t even met any of them before, so I’m looking forward to chatting with them – that’s a good part of this as well; getting to mingle again with different people.”

Although Rory is now among the most recognisable comedians in Ireland, he informed us that he has actually seen very few comedians live:

“I’ve been to see very few comedians live. It just never used to be a thing to go and see them. One of the few comedians I’ve ever seen was Des Bishop, it was about maybe 15 years ago when I saw him. I actually thought he was very good – so he’s one of the two or three comedians I’ve ever seen live, believe it or not. It’ll be cool to meet Des now and tell him he’s the first comedian I ever saw live.”

It all started back in 2013 for Rory O’Connor. Starting with just a little blog, his rise has been meteoric since then:

“It started back with a blog in 2013 and then I set up the Facebook page in 2014. I started to do sketches on the GAA and different characters in GAA clubs – that was kind of a good foundation. At the minute everyone is doing videos on TikTok, but back then there wasn’t really anyone doing much. It was an open market, so I just started banging out as many videos as I could on the GAA.” “I then expanded it to normal Irish culture and relationships, building sites and stuff like that. That’s how it kind of started, with a passion for comedy sketches,” Rory told Wexford Weekly.

He praised the timeless qualities of his older sketches as being “a bit like Father Ted in a way, that kind of comedy will never get old. There are young lads in my daughter’s class now, who were only toddlers when I made the videos first, and now, they all watch them. The comedy doesn’t get old; the dirty GAA corner-back and the cocky corner-forward are still the same in any generation.”

Rory gained significant notoriety over the lockdown period. He released many humorous observations into the intricacies of life in lockdown. Although Rory’s lockdown sketches became a regular feature on everyone’s social media feed , he told us “I didn’t have any intention of doing so many”. For a comedian like Rory, lockdown made him ask “will there even be any live comedy anymore”.

Rory described a very positive reaction to these lockdown sketches:

“With all content, you get a bit of negativity but with these, there seemed to be no negativity, it was all positive. I probably did put myself under a bit of pressure because the way I was looking at it, we were in crisis mode. The doctors and nurses were working harder than they probably ever have before with Covid.” “On paper, my job is to make people laugh, so I just kind of felt that I needed to push out a lot of comedy content. So, I was just horsing out the videos, there was a stage when I was doing three a day which is mad when you think about it now. It was good to have the platform to be able to bring people a bit of laughter during those scary times.”

As well as being an accomplished comedian Rory is also a published author although he notes “it’s something that I certainly wouldn’t have been labelled with when I was in school. I’m currently working on the fourth book at the minute which, again, is hard to believe, but I enjoy writing”. Rory commented on his accessible and direct style of writing when he stated “there’d be no words in my books that you won’t understand, they’re very simple, easy-to-read books. Anyone from 10 years of age to 80 could read the book.”

Rory told us about his new book which will be “looking back on the lockdown”. It will be discussing “the madness that went on”, Rory went on to say that over the lockdown we “definitely lost our minds a little bit without a doubt”. Rory described it as a “good Christmas book for people to look back on the crazy days and have a bit of a laugh.”

Throughout his time in comedy, Rory has not shied away from heavier topics and has always been an open and strong speaker on mental health. We asked Rory what inspired him to share his story:

“Just because I struggled with addiction, mainly gambling. I, for a long time, just felt that I wasn’t good enough. I was one of those that struggled with school and didn’t really get much out of it – it kind of planted a seed in my head that I wasn’t smart or I wasn’t intelligent. In education, back then, if you weren’t good at spelling or maths, you were kind of labelled a bit of a dunce.” “The real inspiration for writing the book was to prove that limitations are only in your mind. I hit a very dark place in 2013, I like to share my story in the hope that it can help others. That’s why I suppose Rory’s Stories’ social media is very much based around mental health and mental health awareness sketches. I think it’s important that I’m honest with people who follow me about my own experience.”

Rory described his performances in Vicar Street as being the highlight of his career in comedy. He described the experience as being “very cool” and took pride in being able to say he performed and headlined in the same venue as the likes of Tommy Tiernan and Christy Moore whose pictures were displayed in the green room. 

He described it as “a nice moment, because for anyone in comedy, selling out your own show at Vicar Street is a bucket list thing”. He also spoke on how the “universal language” of GAA has led to him to perform in “every corner of the world”.

Rory hopes that “when this pandemic heads fully into the distance and Mr. Putin has quietened down, we will be able to get going again overseas”.  

Rory became one of the standout participants in the celebrity edition of Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week, an RTÉ series in which celebrities were put through their paces on the army ranger training course by the revered Drill Sergeants. Rory’s determination and honesty won him the respect of the viewers. Rory reflected on the experience and told us:

“That was crazy, it’s difficult to describe how hard it was, that was a once in a lifetime experience to push yourself to the limit and find out a lot about yourself. The way I was associated with mental health and the fact that that came out on the show, I was able to show people that I am what I preach – what you see is what you get.” “The real person will always come out of you when you’re broken physically and mentally. It was a great experience and I was lucky to be able to do it with a lot of really solid people. Would I do it again? I’m not too sure to be honest, but I definitely gained a lot from it. Mentally I feel a lot stronger from doing it – it was an absolutely bonkers experience.”

The Drill Sergeants may have seemed terrifying to the audience at home, but Rory informed us:

“They’re grand in real life, that’s just part of their job; the bad language and intimidation to break you and try to put you under pressure so that you’ll quit.” “Getting respect from the likes of Ray Goggins and Ger Reidy means a lot, they don’t give you credit unless you earn it,” he stated. 

Rory prides himself on his authenticity.

Speaking to Wexford Weekly, he said:

“Being who I am has gotten me this far with Rory’s Stories. You often hear of people changing, but nah, not me. You either like me or you don’t and that’s fine but I’m not going to change to please people – that’s what I preach. I give talks to companies and schools about being yourself, I can’t preach that and then go off and pretend I’m someone I’m not.”

Looking ahead to Sunday night Rory said it will “be great to at least say we did something for the cause” and said with the wide range of performers “there’ll be some bit of comedy for everyone, you’ll certainly get a laugh at one stage or another”.

You can see Rory performing on Sunday at the National Opera House at Stand Up for Ukraine at 8 pm. Tickets cost €25.00 with all proceeds going to the Irish Red Cross Ukraine Appeal.

Darragh Sinnott is a columnist with Wexford Weekly. A sixth-year student at Wexford CBS who has a keen interest in history, politics and GAA. 

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The longest and shortest drivers on PGA Tour in 2023

Rory McIlroy was the PGA Tour's longest driver in 2022-23 after leading the circuit in average driving distance. It was the first time McIlroy had led the Tour in that category since 2018, when he averaged 319.7 yards per drive. Cameron Champ and Bryson DeChambeau had each led the Tour for two seasons since.

No, this isn’t the top 10 in SI’s pro golf ranking, but rather here are the 10 longest players on the PGA Tour during the 2022-23 season – and the shortest, too:

AVERAGE DRIVING DISTANCE LEADERS 1. Rory McIlroy, 326.3 yards 2. Peter Kuest, 321.7 yards 3. Brandon Matthews, 321.3 yards 4. Cameron Champ, 317.9 yards 5. Nicolai Højgaard, 317.7 yards 6. Ludvig Åberg, 317.1 yards 7. Cameron Young, 315.7 yards 8. Byeong Hun An, 315.6 yards 9. Vincent Norrman, 314.2 yards 10. Matti Schmid, 314.1 yards

AVERAGE DRIVING DISTANCE (SHORTEST 10) 1. Brian Stuard, 271.5 yards 2. David Lingmerth, 278.5 yards 3. William McGirt, 280 yards 4. Zac Blair, 281.6 yards 5. Brendon Todd, 282 yards 6. Austin Cook, 282.3 yards 7. Ryan Armour, 283.6 yards 8. Paul Haley II, 284.1 yards 9. Aaron Baddeley, 284.5 yards 10. Andrew Putnam, 284.7 yards

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Scottie Scheffler cruised to his 2nd green jacket at the Masters on Sunday, winning the 1st major of the season. The field will remain strong this week  with the 2024 RBC Heritage being a signature event on the PGA Tour schedule. The 1st round from Harbour Town in Hilton Head, S.C., begins on Thursday morning.

Below, we look at the 2024 RBC Heritage odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions .

As of Monday, Scheffler is still in the field for the RBC Heritage, though there’s a chance he could withdraw with a baby on the way soon. Among the favorites are Xander Schauffele , Patrick Cantlay , Rory McIlroy , Ludvig Aberg and 2023 champion Matt Fitzpatrick , who defeated Jordan Spieth in a playoff.

Harbour Town Golf Links is a par 71 and will play slightly longer than it did last year, coming in at 7,213 yards. It features some of the smallest greens on the PGA Tour so strong iron play is a must for any contender in the field this week. The winning score has ranged from 9-under to 22-under each year since 2010, so there are opportunities to go low.

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Collin Morikawa (+2200)

A couple of double-bogeys on Sunday at Augusta doomed Morikawa’s chances of slipping on the green jacket, but he was encouraged after his final round thanks to the way he hit the ball throughout the week – and the fact that he found some consistency after switching putters between rounds. Harbour Town is a perfect fit for his game, requiring accuracy off the tee and top-level ball-striking into the greens. He was 4th in SG: approach at Augusta and ranks 5th on tour in driving accuracy.

Tommy Fleetwood (+1800)

Fleetwood ranked 4th in SG: tee-to-green at the Masters, continuing to show the impressive ball-striking prowess that’s always been evident in his game. He comes to Harbour Town with some momentum and he’s coming off finishes of 10th and 15th here in the last 2 years. He, too, is one of the best iron players in the world and also ranks 2nd in driving accuracy, making him an excellent fit here.

RBC Heritage picks – Contenders

Shane lowry (+4500).

Lowry’s 43rd-place finish at the Masters was highly disappointing, but it wasn’t because of his ball striking. He ranked 9th in SG: tee-to-green but 60th in SG: putting, so it’s clear as to which team let him down at Augusta. No one should be surprised if he bounces back and wins on Sunday after placing in the top 10 here 3 of the last 4 years.

Corey Conners (+4500)

Continuing the trend of targeting elite iron players, Conners certainly fits the mold. He struggled a bit at Augusta too, finishing 38th, but he was still 20th in SG: approach so he hit it well into the greens. Conners finished 4th at Harbour Town in 2021 and 12th in 2022, so the course history is good.

Cam Davis (+6600)

Why not ride the hot hand of the long-hitting Aussie? His length off the tee won’t be advantageous this week, but that hasn’t been an issue in the past given his finishes of 25th, 7th and 3rd in the last 3 years. After a final-round 75, he finished T-12 at the Masters, but he played well all week.

RBC Heritage picks – Long shots

Tom hoge (+9000).

Hoge isn’t a big name, but he ranks 2nd on tour in SG: approach this season. Shockingly, he’s missed the cut in 4 of his last 5 starts at the RBC Heritage, but he does have 1 top-25 in that span. At +9000, his irons alone are worth betting.

Matthieu Pavon (+8000)

After finishing T-12 in the Masters, Pavon now has 4 top-12s this season, including a win at Torrey Pines. He’s 25th in SG: approach and 8th in driving accuracy, which are 2 important metrics for Harbour Town. Given his success this season, his odds should probably be a bit longer than they are.

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It seemed almost impossible. Six shots behind World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler heading into the final round of the Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy was facing more than an uphill climb. But a solid final round that included some stunning and timely moments combined with Scheffler miscues to hand McIlroy the tournament, the FedEx Cup and the $18 million first-place bonus.

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Of course, McIlroy rarely does anything easy and Sunday at East Lake Golf Club was not exception to that. McIlroy was 10 shots behind Scheffler after opening the tournament with a triple bogey-bogey start before he started digging out. Still, even after a third-round 63 it appeared he would need that or lower the way Scheffler was playing on a course that lacked teeth much of the week due to soft conditions.

Scheffler, however, opened with three bogeys in the first six holes. That combined with McIlroy going three under over the first seven holes knotted things. From there Scheffler would regain the lead only to have McIlroy knot it again before a bogey at the 14th left him a stroke in arrears. A 31-foot birdie bomb at the par-3 15th tied things up again, before a reversal of fortune at 16. With Scheffler in the sand but with a fairly easy bunker shot, McIlroy airmailed the green by more than 20 yards but hit the stick with his pitch. When Scheffler failed to get up and down, McIlroy rolled in his seven-footer for par to take the lead, marking the first time all week Scheffler didn’t have it. McIlroy took care of business from there.

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Those well-timed strokes were not the only ones he made during the week. In fact, McIlroy, who has struggled with his putting at times in his career has been better with the flat stick in 2021-22. That continued at East Lake where he was second in strokes gained/putting, gaining more than six shots on the field with his TaylorMade Spider X mallet. He also led the field in putts per green in regulation.

His TaylorMade Stealth Plus driver—at 9 degrees with a Fujikura Ventus Black 6x shaft—also was a valuable weapon as McIlroy led the field in driving distance at a mammoth 334 yards. Such a total seemed almost impossible. But for McIlroy, impossible was merely a hurdle to overcome in winning the FedEx Cup.

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Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (Fujikura Ventus Black 6x), 9 degrees

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 , 15 degrees

5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus , 19 degrees

Irons (3-9): TaylorMade Rors Proto ; (PW): TaylorMade Milled Grind 3

Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind 3 (54, 58 degrees)

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Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice for the PGA Tour in a tumultuous year, had the final say with his clubs Sunday when he rallied from six shots behind to win the Tour Championship and capture the FedEx Cup for the third time.

McIlroy won $18 million, pushing his PGA Tour earnings to over $26 million for the season. He closed with a four-under 66 to overtake Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who made only one birdie in a 73.

Sungjae Im fell back with a double bogey on the 14th hole and still managed a 66 to tie for second with Scheffler.

McIlroy referred to the final round as a “spectacle,” and not just because of the pro-McIlroy crowd that chanted his name along the closing holes.

“Two of the best players in the world going head-to-head on the best tour,” he said.

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McIlroy needed plenty of help from Scheffler, the No. 1 seed, who began with a two-shot lead and never trailed until the 70th hole. Scheffler, who birdied four of six holes Sunday morning to finish the third round and build a six-shot lead, lost it in the first seven holes.

And then it was a nail-biter to the very end, a stunning afternoon at East Lake that turned on two shots.

McIlroy holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 15th hole to tie for the lead. After he flew the green by some 20 yards, his pitch was running fast and headed off the front of the green when it hit the pin and settled 7 feet away.

He saved par. Scheffler missed his 10-footer and took bogey, and they matched pars the rest of the way.

Scheffler’s 4-iron on the par-5 18th sailed short and right and into a bunker, and he blasted out over the green. McIlroy went left against the grandstand, took relief and got onto the green for an easy par.

McIlroy won in 2016 in a playoff. He won the FedEx Cup again in 2019, the first year of a staggered start. But this might have been the sweetest of all, coming off a year in which the PGA Tour has been in a nasty battle for players with Saudi-funded LIV Golf.

It was McIlroy who has declared fierce loyalty to the PGA Tour over the last few years, and who joined Tiger Woods in leading a momentous player-only meeting last week that led to significant changes ahead.

“I believe in the game of golf. I believe in this tour, in particular. I believe in the players on this tour,” McIlroy said in the trophy presentation. “It’s the greatest place in the world to play golf, bar none, and I’ve played all over.”

OTTAWA, Canada — Paula Reto won the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open for her first LPGA Tour victory, closing with a four-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Nelly Korda and Hye-Jin Choi.

“I’m really, really excited and just proud of myself for being able to stick through the shots and the routines,“ Reto said. “Sometimes, I find that’s really hard to do, especially if you know you have only a few holes left.”

Reto finished at 19-under 265 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. The 32-year-old South African opened with a course-record 62.

She’s the fourth South African winner on the LPGA Tour, following Sally Little, Lee-Anne Pace and Ashleigh Buhai — the British Women’s Open champion this year.

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GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Steve Stricker won The Ally Challenge at Warwick Hills for his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the season and ninth overall.

Stricker closed with a 5-under 67 — rebounding from a bogey on the 12th with four straight birdies — for a one-stroke victory over Brett Quigley.

The 55-year-old Stricker also won the major Regions Tradition in May in Alabama.

Quigley finished with a 68.

Jeff Maggert was third at 13 under after a 65.

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We are less than 24 hours from Scottie Scheffler putting a stamp on the 2024 Masters Tournament and already LIV Golf is stealing headlines.

Rory McIlroy , who is a Masters title away from the career grand slam, has been rumored to be in talks with LIV, according to City A.M., an English outlet focused on business and finance.

According to the report, two separate sources informed the paper that a deal is close and could be estimated at a whopping $850 million. However, McIlroy would also receive a two percent investment stake in the company.

I would be remiss if not to point out that City A.M. also stated that it was not possible to verify the claims.

Upon the uprising of the Saudi-funded rival league to the PGA Tour, McIlroy was the knight in shining armor. He vehemently opposed LIV Golf and all that it stands for.

Then June 6th happened, and the framework agreement between LIV and the PGA Tour was announced.

That left McIlroy to say he felt like a “sacrificial lamb.”

In recent months, his stance has since been softening.

“I think what LIV has done, it’s exposed the flaws in the system of what golf has... we’re all supposed to be independent contractors and we can pick and choose what tournaments we want to play. But I think what LIV and the Saudis have exposed is that you’re asking for millions of dollars to sponsor these events, and you’re not able to guarantee to the sponsors that the players are going to show up,” McIlroy said back in January.

“I can’t believe the PGA Tour has done so well for so long,” McIlroy said.

If a deal came to fruition, this would be the largest blow yet to the PGA Tour. Jon Rahm, the 2023 Masters champion, signed with LIV Golf in December and brought Tyrrell Hatton over with him.

A number of other former stars of the PGA Tour have also switched sides, including Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Cam Smith and Dustin Johnson.

But none of those players would carry with them the weight that McIlroy has.

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LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman was seen at the Masters this past weekend following McIlroy’s group. After his opening round, the four-time major winner was asked if he was aware. He replied he had not seen him.

The Northern Irishman is still currently slated to play in this week’s RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, the next Signature Event on the PGA Tour .

Kendall Capps is the Senior Editor of SB Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough on all major social media platforms.

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The final round of the 2024 Masters has arrived as one lucky player will slip on the green jacket by day's end. Scottie Scheffler holds a slim one-stroke lead over Collin Morikawa as both players aim to make history of their own. Slotted to go off in the final pairing, the duo of Scheffler and Morikawa is hardly the only duo to watch at Augusta National on Sunday.

Tiger Woods is set to play in his 100th Masters round. After breaking a record on Friday and shooting a personal worst at Augusta National on Saturday, the five-time champion hopes to race through the finish line with the low amateur, Neal Shipley, by his side.

A couple hours later, the reigning champion, Jon Rahm, will begin his final round. Not experiencing the Masters he had envisioned, the Spaniard plays his last 18 holes with a good friend of his, Tony Finau, before needing to ready for the green jacket ceremony.

Afternoon action begins with a fiery pair of Rory McIlroy and Joaquin Niemann. McIlroy has sandwiched a second-round 77 with rounds of 71 and hopes for some more Augusta magic to creep up the leaderboard. Meanwhile, Niemann may be in need of a top-12 finish to secure an invitation into next year's tournament. Both are also playing for significant sums out of a record $20 million purse set for the 2024 Masters .

As for those who still have a chance to slip on the green jacket, Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau round out the featured groups. Schauffele stands at 2 under and has made only six birdies through three rounds while DeChambeau's 77-yard hole-out to end his third round kept him afloat at 3 under.

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The 2024 Masters tournament is over and for the second time in three years Scottie Scheffler reigns supreme. With Scheffler now the owner of two green jackets, the rest of major season will feature the world's best players trying to take down the world No. 1.

From Scheffler's potential to Rory McIlroy's major quest to Tiger Woods' future plans, here are six lingering questions as the golf world shifts its focus from Augusta to the PGA Championship at Valhalla Country Club in May.

What's the ceiling for Scheffler?

Schlabach: I honestly don't think Scheffler has a ceiling right now. Over the past two years, he has matured tremendously as a golfer. He admitted Sunday that playing golf will become less of a priority after his wife, Meredith, gives birth to their first child later this month.

But Scheffler also said that he will always care deeply about winning golf tournaments -- almost wanting to win too much. I think capturing a second green jacket is confirmation that he's the best golfer in the world. He has won nine times since February 2022, but only one of them was at a major championship.

Now, he has won two green jackets. I don't think it's a question of whether Scheffler will win another major championship. It's a question of how many he's going to win and how long it's going to take him to pile them up.

Honestly, is it too early to talk about him winning a potential Grand Slam this season? His ball striking and short game are at a completely different level than the rest of the fields he's playing.

Scheffler has played 35 competitive rounds in PGA Tour events this season (the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was shortened to 54 holes because of weather) and still hasn't recorded a round over par. That's absurd.

"I try not to think about the past or the future too much," Scheffler said. "I love trying to live in the present. I've had a really good start to the year, and I hope that I can continue on this path that I'm on.

"I'm going to continue to put in the work that's got me here. I mean, yeah, that's pretty much it. I'm going to continue to put in the work, keep my head down. I like when I step up on the tee at a tournament, being able to tell myself that I did everything I could to play well and the rest isn't up to me."

Uggetti: Scheffler isn't just the best golfer in the world right now. He also seems to be the most self-aware and level-headed one, too. That's a dangerous combination. On Sunday, Scheffler showed he can win any tournament he plays in and that he has the perfect mindset to do it.

"I feel like playing professional golf is an endlessly not satisfying career," Scheffler said. "I wish I could soak this in a little bit more. Maybe I will tonight when I get home. But at the end of the day, I think that's what the human heart does. You always want more, and I think you have to fight those things and focus on what's good."

Don't get Scheffler wrong. He still wants to win. And he said as much, admitting how much he loves winning and hates losing. As if to prove his point, he's teeing it up at Hilton Head on Thursday and will undoubtedly be the favorite to win.

That's Scheffler's new reality, if it wasn't already before: He will be expected to win and questioned when he doesn't. But if anyone is prepared to shoulder those expectations, it's him. And if anyone has the game to keep winning, be it PGA Tour events or majors this year and beyond, it's him.

Is Rory ever going to complete the career Grand Slam?

Schlabach: I'm still a believer in Rory finally winning a green jacket and becoming only the sixth men's golfer to complete the career Grand Slam in the Masters era. I don't think his performance at Augusta National was a result of him buckling under pressure or wanting a green jacket too much. His current form just isn't great, and he knows it.

McIlroy carded a 1-under 71 in the first round and a 6-over 77 in the second. He didn't play well in the windy conditions, but he wasn't the only one who struggled. He has just one top-10 finish in seven tour events, so his results weren't great coming into Augusta National.

After Sunday's round, McIlroy said he was confident he can turn things around before he plays the final three majors. He's scheduled to play in this week's RBC Heritage and with Shane Lowry in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event April 25-28. It sounds like Rory is going to keep grinding to figure things out.

"Yeah, probably not the right time to be analytical at the moment, but I think as well if you're really going to make wholesale changes it's hard to play a lot of golf and make them at the same time," McIlroy said.

"I don't feel like I need to make wholesale changes. That's why I'm playing a lot. But if the time comes that I need to make wholesale changes with my golf swing and really try to reassess, it could be a six-month to a year process. ... I don't think I'm there yet, but there may come a time where I need to address that and really go back to the drawing board."

Uggetti: Everything about McIlroy's experience and talent indicates that he will win another major. Whether it can be at Augusta is a whole other question.

As the four-time major winner talked about this week, he has tried almost every different approach coming into the Masters -- arriving early, arriving late -- and though he has done everything from finish in the top-10 to miss the cut the past few years, he has yet to come close to winning.

"All I can do is come here and try my best," McIlroy said after his 1-under round Saturday. "That's what I do every time I show up. Some years it's better than others. I've just got to keep showing up and try to do the right thing."

Though McIlroy leaves Augusta with a tie for 22nd, there are several opportunities this year for him to add to his major total. He heads to Valhalla for the PGA Championship next, the site of his last major win in 2014. Familiarity hasn't done much for McIlroy at Augusta -- or elsewhere for that matter -- but his game is simply too good to not result in another major.

I'm curious to see how McIlroy approaches Augusta next year after another disappointing result. Will he play more? Will he play less? Will he see another swing coach? Or can he simply stay the course? This year, McIlroy was a firsthand witness to how Scheffler was able to conquer Augusta for the second time in three years.

McIlroy needs only one, but perhaps the key would be winning a major before Augusta. Of course, that's easier said than done, but if McIlroy can win at Valhalla or Pinehurst or Royal Troon, maybe some of the pressure surrounding this week can dissipate and allow him to freely chase after the coveted fourth major on his résumé.

Biggest winner(s) of the tournament?

Schlabach: Besides Scheffler, it has to be Sweden's Ludvig Åberg , who finished solo second at 7 under in his Masters debut. The former Texas Tech star was trying to become the first golfer to win the Masters in his debut since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.

Aberg would have been only the third player to win a major championship in his first start since the Masters was first played in 1934 -- Ben Curtis (2003 Open Championship) and Keegan Bradley (2011 PGA Championship) are the others.

Aberg, 24, won the Omega European Masters on the DP World Tour in September, competed for the winning European Ryder Cup team in Rome, and then captured his first PGA Tour victory at the RSM Classic in November.

According to Data Golf, Aberg led the Masters field in strokes gained: putting (3.19) and was third in strokes gained: off the tee (1.66). He has a complete game.

"I think he showed why at the Ryder Cup," McIlroy said. "I think every stage throughout his very, very young career, he's shown that he belongs. Gets the win in Europe, plays the Ryder Cup, gets the win in the States, playing in his first Masters, contending on the back nine on Sunday. He's sort of proven at every stage that he's played at that he belongs."

Uggetti: Let's talk about Max Homa . Though the final result might not have been what Homa and his social media devotees wanted, the week was undoubtedly a win for him. For the first time at Augusta, Homa was in true contention, and that counts for something. He played great golf and managed his way around a tough course by showing he belongs as a top-10 player in the world.

Homa has learned to use patience to his advantage, and though this result will require even more patience, Homa is equipped to handle it.

"I thought I handled myself great," Homa said Sunday. "Really didn't feel like I blinked."

There are certainly shots Homa would like to have back -- such as the tee ball on 12 that resulted in a double bogey -- but in the face of Scheffler's dominance, Homa was able to find solace in how he competed all week and what it meant for his chances at future majors.

"I just feel like I learned. I feel like I took a big leap," Homa said. "The rhetoric on me, and this is from myself, as well, is I have not performed in these things, and I performed for all four days. I didn't throw a 65 in there and sneak my way in. I had to sleep on this every single day, this feeling and kind of this monkey on my back. For me, I think it'll change some things, and then in other ways it'll change nothing at all."

Biggest loser(s) of the tournament?

Schlabach: I'm not sure if anyone has had back-to-back endings at the Masters as painful as Justin Thomas' the past two seasons.

In 2023, JT carded bogeys on three of the last four holes to miss the cut at the Masters by 1 stroke, which left him standing under an umbrella in the rain with his arms crossed in disbelief.

This year, Thomas was in great shape to make the cut and possibly make a move on the weekend. But then he went 7 over on the final four holes to miss the cut by 1 stroke. That's going to sting for a while.

Uggetti: Several golfers finished below Jon Rahm this week, but plenty of golfers finished above him, too, including Scheffler, who beat Rahm by 20 shots. As a defending Masters champion, it's never easy to be the one who has to put the green jacket on the winner knowing full well you did not retain it.

But for Rahm, the dilemma goes beyond Butler Cabin. He showed up to Augusta having played less golf in the lead-up than any other year because of his departure to LIV Golf. It was unclear how much his game would suffer, if at all, from playing in 54-hole events and not tournaments like the Genesis Invitational, where he had also won in 2023.

Rahm looked sluggish, never seeming to find the ideal form to compete, let alone contend. It's difficult to repeat as a Masters champion, but it's also not a great sign that Rahm will leave Augusta and have to wait a week before heading to Australia and Singapore to play against worse fields in order to get ready for the next major in mid May.

Favorites for majors?

Schlabach: The next major championship, the PGA Championship on May 16-19, is going to require a complete game. Based on what I saw at Augusta National, I wouldn't be surprised to see Aberg pick up his first major. But for now, it's hard to pass up Scheffler. I'm tempted to pick him for one or two more. I'm just not sure how being a father for the first time will affect him.

As far as the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina on June 13-16, I'll go with Norway's Viktor Hovland , the reigning FedEx Cup champion. I know his game was a mess at the Masters, but his game sets up perfectly for Pinehurst No. 2. Hovland hits the ball long and accurately off the tee, and he's one of the best ball strikers in the world with an iron in his hand. There's plenty of time for him to get his form back in order before the U.S. Open.

Against perhaps better judgment, I'll pick McIlroy to win The Open at Royal Troon Golf Course in Scotland on July 18-21. McIlroy's major drought will be nearly 10 years long by then -- he last won at the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla -- and it has to end at some point.

He tied for fifth at Royal Troon in 2016 and for sixth at Royal Liverpool during Brian Harman 's breakthrough major win in July 2023. He tied for fifth at the 2016 Open at Royal Troon and had two top-six finishes in the past two Opens.

Uggetti: The PGA Championship at Valhalla will be very familiar for Rory McIlroy -- who won his last major there in 2014 -- but after watching Ludvig Aberg chart his way around Augusta National Golf Club this past week, it's difficult not to see him having a real shot at any of the year's remaining three majors.

The 24-year-old golfer from Sweden has already shown he can compete at the PGA Tour level and this week, during his first Masters, he did nothing to dissuade the notion that he will be a major winner one day. Aberg hung in with the No. 1 player in the world, Scottie Scheffler, and ...

Speaking of Scheffler, when it comes to the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, there's little to no need to look past Scheffler whose ballstriking should shine on the famous No. 2 course. With improved putting and an underrated short game, I could see Scheffler replicating the kind of performance Martin Kaymer had in 2014, when he went wire-to-wire at Pinehurst to win the U.S. Open by eight shots.

Of all of this year's majors, the Open Championship at Royal Troon seems like the toughest to predict this far ahead. Weather will likely be a factor, and after watching Brian Harman dominate the field at Royal Liverpool, it could really be anyone's game in July. McIlroy should once again fair well, but I like Tommy Fleetwood's chances, too. He keeps getting close and just finished top 10 at the Masters, too.

What's next for Tiger?

Uggetti: Even after looking like a shell of himself Saturday and Sunday and finishing 16-over for the tournament, Woods didn't hesitate in verbally committing to the rest of the year's majors after his final round concluded.

"I'm going to do my homework going forward at Pinehurst, Valhalla and Troon, but that's kind of the game plan," Woods said.

What will likely be more telling is if Tiger plays any other events at all. He had played only 24 competitive holes of golf coming into Augusta and in some instances, the rust really showed this weekend. On Saturday, he looked to be laboring, and though he returned Sunday and appeared to be doing much better, the question of how his body will continue to hold up remains.

Woods, however, remains undeterred from continuing to improve and compete no matter what.

"Keep lifting, keep the motor going, keep the body moving, keep getting stronger, keep progressing," Woods said of what's next. "Hopefully the practice sessions will keep getting longer."

It's clear that the more golf Woods plays, the more prepared he will be for the majors in which he's still trying to compete. But it's not that easy when his body is still a daily obstacle he'll have to overcome. At least this week, he was able to finish 72 holes.

Schlabach: While posting the worst round of his Masters career (10-over 82) and worst 72-hole total as a professional (16-over 304) had to be humbling for the 15-time major champion, the fact that he finished a 72-hole tournament was a step in the right direction.

Outside of Saturday's third round, when he lost his swing and struggled in windy conditions, he didn't look that bad. He drove the ball well off the tee and had a really good short game. His iron play and putting looked rusty, but that was to be expected after he played only 24 competitive holes before the Masters.

The fact that Tiger set a Masters record with his 24th consecutive cut is pretty remarkable.

2024 Masters: Round 3 tee times

Tee times are now available for the third round of the 2024 Masters Tournament. (Credit David Cannon/Getty)

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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Third-round tee times have been released for the Masters. Max Homa and Bryson DeChambeau will play in Saturday’s final group at 2:45 p.m. ET.

Scottie Scheffler, who’s tied for the lead with Homa and DeChambeau, will tee off 10 minutes earlier alongside Nicolai Højgaard, the Dane who was the youngest player in last year’s Ryder Cup and closed 2023 by winning the DP World Tour Championship. Scheffler is seeking his second Masters win in the last three years. He recently won his second consecutive PLAYERS Championship.

Cameron Davis, a member of the 2022 International Presidents Cup Team, will tee off alongside Collin Morikawa in the third-to-last group. They’ll be preceded by Ludvig Åberg and Matthieu Pavon, the Frenchman who won this year’s Farmers Insurance Open.

Other notable groups include:

• Tiger Woods, Tyrrell Hatton (12:45 p.m. Eastern). The five-time Masters champion Woods has set the record with his 24th consecutive made cut at Augusta National, and he now seeks a climb up the leaderboard for a chance to match Jack Nicklaus' record six green jackets come Sunday. Woods trails the lead by seven strokes into Saturday.
• Patrick Cantlay, Neal Shipley (a) (12:15 p.m.) Ohio State's Shipley has secured low amateur honors as the only of five amateurs in the field to make the cut. He'll play alongside world No. 7 Cantlay, who is still seeking his first major title. Cantlay is eight off the lead, with Shipley nine back.
• Akshay Bhatia, Shane Lowry (12:05 p.m.) Fresh off a victory at last week's Valero Texas Open that secured his first Masters berth, Bhatia kept the good times rolling with rounds of 72-75 to make the cut with three strokes to spare. He'll play alongside a popular Irishman in Lowry, also nine off the lead into the weekend.
• Sahith Theegala, Phil Mickelson (11:25 a.m.). Perhaps two of golf's most creative shotmakers and California natives, both enter the weekend at 4-over 146, trailing the lead by 10 strokes. Theegala finished ninth last year in his Masters debut; Mickelson is a three-time Masters champion.
• Joaquin Niemann, Min Woo Lee (11:05 a.m.). The effervescent Lee has quickly become one of the game's more colorful characters, and he carded 74-74 to make the cut despite a broken finger that he suffered in a gym accident less than two weeks ago. Lee and Niemann both trail the lead by 10 into Saturday.
• Rory McIlroy, Camilo Villegas (10:55 a.m.). Many eyes will be on McIlroy early Saturday, which he'll begin 10 strokes back, as he seeks to make a heroic run toward his first green jacket, which would complete the career Grand Slam. He'll play alongside a popular Colombian in Villegas, who won last fall's Butterfield Bermuda Championship to earn his first Masters berth since 2015.

Here are the full tee times for Saturday's third round:

9:35 a.m. : Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)

9:45 a.m. : Thorbjørn Olesen (Denmark), Russell Henley

9:55 a.m. : José María Olazábal, Luke List

10:05 a.m. : Tom Kim (South Korea), Jake Knapp

10:15 a.m. : Si Woo Kim (South Korea), Adam Scott (Australia)

10:25 a.m. : Jon Rahm (Spain), Grayson Murray

10:35 a.m. : Chris Kirk, Tony Finau

10:45 a.m. : J.T. Poston, Keegan Bradley

10:55 a.m. : Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Camillo Villegas (Columbia)

11:05 a.m. : Joaquin Niemann (Chile), Min Woo Lee (Australia)

11:25 a.m. : Sahith Theegala, Phil Mickelson

11:35 a.m. : Adam Hadwin (Canada), Jason Day (Australia)

11:45 a.m. : Denny McCarthy, Vijay Singh (Fiji)

11:55 a.m. : Erik van Rooyen (South Africa), Will Zalatoris

12:05 p.m. : Akshay Bhatia, Shane Lowry (Ireland)

12:15 p.m. : Patrick Cantlay, Neal Shipley*

12:25 p.m. : Corey Conners (Canada), Harris English

12:35 p.m. : Brooks Koepka, Taylor Moore

12:45 p.m. : Tiger Woods, Tyrrell Hatton (England)

12:55 p.m. : Xander Schauffele, Eric Cole

1:15 p.m. : Sepp Straka (Austria), Matt Fitzpatrick (England)

1:25 p.m. : Kurt Kitayama, Lucas Glover

1:35 p.m. : Adam Schenk, Patrick Reed

1:45 p.m. : Byeong Hun An (South Korea), Cameron Smith (Australia)

1:55 p.m. : Danny Willett (England), Ryan Fox (New Zealand)

2:05 p.m. : Cameron Young, Tommy Fleetwood (England)

2:15 p.m. : Ludvig Åberg (Sweden), Matthieu Pavon (France)

2:25 p.m. : Cam Davis (Australia), Collin Morikawa

2:35 p.m. : Scottie Scheffler, Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark)

2:45 p.m. : Max Homa, Bryson DeChambeau

* Denotes amateur

Has Rory McIlroy won the Masters? See his grand Slam history, major wins

The 2024 Masters begins Thursday, which means Rory McIlroy gets another chance to chase down his coveted "Rory Slam."

The 34-year-old four-time major championships winner finished second at the Masters as recently as 2022 and only needs to don a Green Jacket to pull off the prestigious "Grand Slam" in golf.

McIlroy, who has The Open, U.S. Open, and PGA Championship titles on his "Grand Slam" bingo card, enters Augusta National Golf Club this with the second-best odds (+1000) to win the Masters in 2024, behind only Scottie Scheffler (+400), according to BetMGM.

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This Masters marks McIlroy's 16th appearance at golf's most famous major, and a win would make him the sixth golfer to pull off the career Grand Slam, with a win at each major tournament.

Here's a look at McIlroy's history at the Masters:

Rory McIlroy Masters history

Rory McIlroy made his first Masters appearance in 2009, two years after his PGA Tour debut.

McIlroy's best finish came in 2022, when he shot a 7-under par and finished second behind Scottie Scheffler, who finished 10 under. It was one of McIlroy's seven top-10 finishes in the event.

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McIlroy's other brush with the green jacket came in 2011, when he infamously blew a four-shot lead on Sunday. His disastrous back-nine collapse saw him shoot 7 over during the final nine holes, part of a final-round 80 that erased the 65, 69 and 70 he carded to build a lead during the first three days of the tournament. Then 21 years old, McIlroy settled for a T-15 finish.

Here's McIlroy's total score and leaderboard finish in 15 appearances at the Masters:

• 2009: T-20th (286)
• 2010: CUT (151)
• 2011: T-15th (284)
• 2012: T-40th (293)
• 2013: T-25th (290)
• 2014: T-8th (288)
• 2015: 4th (276)
• 2016: T-10 (289)
• 2017: T-7th (285)
• 2018: T-5th (279)
• 2019: T-21st (283)
• 2020: T-5th (277)
• 2021: CUT (150)
• 2022: 2nd (281)
• 2023: CUT (149)

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Rory McIlroy Grand Slam, major wins

Rory McIlroy has not won a career Grand Slam, needing to win the Masters to achieve the exclusive feat that has only been accomplishment by five golfers.

McIlroy's four major championship wins:

• 2011: U.S. Open
• 2012: PGA Championship
• 2014: PGA Championship
• 2014: British Open

How many golf Grand Slams winners are there?

There are five career Grand Slams winners in golf: Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Gene Sarazen and Tiger Woods.

Nicklaus and Woods have three career Grand Slams, meaning they have at least three wins at each of the four major tournaments (U.S. Open, PGA Tour Championship, British Open and Masters). Hogan, Player and Sarazen each accomplished the feat once.

McIlroy, one of the game's most accomplished golfers, could become the sixth golfer reach Grand Slam status should he win the Masters in his career.

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Has Rory McIlroy won the Masters? See his grand Slam history, major wins