Rory Mcilroy is the athlete of the day. His triumph in the Masters of Augusta 2025 allows him to partially forget bitter moments such as the collapse in this same tournament in 2011, the final bad round in St. Andrews in 2023 or the outcome of the US Open last year. But he was there. Now the Norirlandés can boast of having won this course and The Players- also in the tiebreaker- and the green jacket, something only he, Scheffler and Tiger have achieved.
However, the greatest milestone is the fact of having completed the Grand Slam, something that has only achieved six golfers with him. One of them, Gary Player, remembered yesterday: “This is one of the most rare and difficult achievements of sport, something that only six golfers in history have achieved. We are proud to add Rory to our exclusive club; without a doubt, it has marked the pattern in its time. Winning the four great experienced. […]Rory has left his mark in history and all of us who love this game are incredibly proud. ”
Recall that the Masters starts in 1935 and the Grand Slam achieved by Bobby Jones is prior, so it belongs to a different category of the history of golf. The current one begins to write from the imposition of the green jacket in 1935. of the Seis Club, Rory is the one who accumulates less, but is only 35 years old and with his age, for example, Phil Mickelson had only defeated Augusta National once. Nicklaus won his last masters with 46 years. But let’s review how far each one came and where Mcilory is. The ‘golden bear’ and the ‘tiger’ are the only ones that add three Grand Slam.
‘Majors’ of the six of the Grand Slam Club
18 – Jack Nicklaus: 6 Masters / 4 US Open / 3 British Open / 5 PGA
15 – Tiger Woods: 5 Masters / 3 US Open / 3 British Open / 4 PGA
9 – Ben Hogan: 2 Masters / 4 US Open / 1 British Open / 2 PGA
9 – Gary Player: 3 Masters / 1 US Open / 3 British Open / 2 PGA
7 – Gene Sarazen: 1 Masters / 2 US Open / 1 British Open / 3 PGA
5 – Rory Mcilroy: 1 Masters / 1 US Open / 1 British Open / 2 PGA