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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rory McIlroy Shares Personal Message Tiger Woods Sent Him After First Masters Win
While we are now a few weeks removed from Rory McIlroy's historic victory at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, the excitement surrounding the moment persists. McIlroy's win not only placed him in an exclusive group of green jacket winners, but also among just five other golfers to capture the career Grand Slam, having now won all four major tournaments. McIlroy didn't claim the victory without drama. The Masters had eluded him for over a decade, and despite coming close in previous years, he entered Sunday with a two-shot lead. After losing it and then regaining it, McIlroy found himself in a playoff with Justin Rose at 11-under. He sealed the win with a birdie, dropping to his knees in a moment of clear relief and emotion. On Thursday, McIlroy appeared on the "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." When asked about what his good friend and legendary golfer Tiger Woods had said to him after his victory, McIlroy shared the heartfelt message Woods sent him. Advertisement "Welcome to the club, kid," McIlroy revealed Woods texted him. Check it out: McIlroy became the first male golfer from Northern Ireland to win the Masters, marking his first major victory in 11 years. Woods also took to social media hours after McIlroy's win, posting: "Welcome to the club @McIlroyRory. Completing the Grand Slam at Augusta is something special. Your determination during this round, and this entire journey, has shown through, and now you're a part of history. Proud of you!" Rory McIlroy following the 2025 Masters.© Michael Madrid-Imagn Images Tiger was unable to compete in this year's Masters after suffering a ruptured Achilles while training just weeks before the event. He had hoped to make his return to Augusta, a tournament he's won five times, but now he'll hope to make a full recovery by next years competition. Related: A Blow-by-Blow of McIlroy's Masters Win
BBC News
17-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
McGinley expects PGA-LIV deal before Masters
Former Ryder Cup winning captain Paul McGinley says he believes a deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf could be announced before the Masters in PGA Tour has been involved in protracted negotiations with LIV's backers, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) aimed at healing the split but a resolution has yet to be reached."I think the best thing for the game is to come together somehow - it's not going to be easy as we've seen, it's taken a long time to get to where we are, but it sounds like we're closer now than we ever have been," McGinley told BBC Sport NI."It's not going to start with everybody back together and friends - you know, it'll be a slow process in that regard, but the main thing is to find some kind of an umbrella that both tours can work under as well as the DP World Tour and then try to get some kind of award schedule out of that. "The main thing is that there's going to be something announced and from what I hear, it's going to be announced relatively soon, maybe even before the Masters."The big-money LIV Golf was launched in 2022 and includes Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith and Brooks Koepka among it's high-profile list of players. Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin joined the Saudi-funded tour last month, opting to forgo the PGA Tour card he secured two months earlier and going against the advice of compatriot and mentor Rory McIlroy. Four-time major winner McIlroy had been a vocal critic of LIV Golf but has considered softened his position in recent times and now believes it is time for golf to a step towards that McIlroy and fellow PGA Tour superstar Scottie Scheffler played against LIV Golf pair DeChambeau and Koepka in a floodlight exhibition match in this month the US Open and Open Championship announced exemptions for the leading LIV Golf player - who is not already exempt - for this year's played in the successful 2014 European Ryder Cup team captained by McGinley, who added that the sport is not financially viable at present. "The game has got to come together, it's not sustainable at the moment. You know the prize monies are ridiciculous. The business model is not producing the money that the players are playing for. "The Saudis have spent $5 billion now so far over there at LIV and they've got limited traction. The PGA Tour is spending more than they're bringing in and they're going to run out of runway there. "So the game has got to come back. Nobody's winning at the moment, except for the players with a huge prize money that they're playing for. You know the the sponsors are not winning, the public are not winning because we're not getting to see these players play play together more regularly and TV is not winning."
