President Donald Trump was amongst those that thought Rory McIlroy’s Masters win on Sunday confirmed precisely what the legendary golfer was manufactured from as he battled by means of highs and lows all through the spherical.
Talking with reporters on Air Power One, Trump gave his congratulations to McIlroy, who turned the sixth golfer ever to seize the coveted Grand Slam, profitable each single skilled golf main.
“I have to congratulate Rory,” Trump mentioned when a reporter requested if he watched The Masters. “That took tremendous courage. He was having a hard time, but it showed great guts and stamina and courage.
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Rory McIlroy holds the Masters championship trophy during the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)
“Individuals do not know how powerful that’s. He got here again. It’s higher for him that it occurred that approach as a result of that confirmed actual braveness to have come again from what might’ve been a tragedy – it was superb.”
Trump called The Masters “possibly my favourite sporting present,” and that he loves watching it every year when possible.
He also gave a shout-out to Justin Rose, the Englishman who McIlroy had to face in a sudden-death playoff after he missed his par putt on his 72nd hole of the tournament to collect the win.
Rose buried a deep birdie putt on Hole 18 to move to 11-under and put pressure on McIlroy, who bogeyed that same hole in regulation.
“Justin Rose was nice,” Trump, an avid golfer himself, added. “Look, they’re nice athletes beneath large stress. However except you are a golfer, you do not perceive that hundredth of an inch makes a distinction between an incredible shot and a horrible shot.”
Rory McIlroy falls to his knees in celebration after winning a playoff on the no. 18 green during the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)
McIlroy and Rose went back to the 18th tee box for the sudden-death playoff, which would’ve had a second hole on No. 10 if needed.
But McIlroy’s approach shot, which trickled down a slope to two feet, put pressure on Rose to bury his birdie opportunity. After a long read around the green, Rose put his best stroke on it, but it went too far left. He finished with a par and hoped that Hole 10 was where he would head next.
McIlroy didn’t let it get to that, as he sunk the putt on 18 this time and dropped to his knees.
At that point, the weight of 11 years without a major win and finally collecting the career Grand Slam left him as he welled up in tears.
President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he thought Rory McIlroy’s win at The Masters showed “large braveness.” (IMAGN)
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Patrons around the green roared as McIlroy let out several bursts of celebration before joining his family and team for heartwarming moments.
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