Rory McIlroy has revealed Tiger Woods and Sir Elton John reached out to congratulate him following his victory in The Masters at Augusta Nationwide.
McIlroy defeated Justin Rose in a play-off to change into the sixth man – and first European – to win every of golf’s 4 majors a minimum of as soon as.
The Northern Irishman accomplished the profession Grand Slam on the eleventh try and 11 years after his earlier main title – the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla.
“Woods mentioned, ‘welcome to the membership, child’, which was simply so cool,” mentioned McIlroy, talking on The Tonight Present hosted by Jimmy Fallon.
“There are solely six individuals who have ever achieved the profession Grand Slam in golf, and there are solely 4 of us who’re dwelling.
“Gary Participant, who’s 90 years previous, Jack Nicklaus, who’s 86 years previous, after which Woods and myself, so it is actually cool to be part of one thing like that.”
British singer-songwriter Sir Elton John additionally congratulated McIlroy on his historic victory, the 35-year-old revealed.
McIlroy’s greatest pictures from his historic 2025 Masters victory on the Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership
“I used to be overwhelmed with the people who reached out from all totally different walks of life, whether or not it was tradition or leisure,” McIlroy added.
“However the one which acquired me was Sir Elton John, that was unbelievable.
“I have not truly been capable of join with him but. It was his assistant who left me a voicemail and mentioned Elton John want to congratulate you in individual.
“The one drawback is he does not have a cellphone, so that you may get a name from a quantity in Windsor from a landline.
“He is an icon. It is wonderful. I imply, I did not even know Elton John knew what golf was.”
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McIlroy revealed he had been watching Bridgerton and studying a John Grisham novel to assist him swap off from the pressures of Augusta.
He additionally mentioned he started questioning whether or not he was ever going to realize the profession Grand Slam regardless of attempting to strategy The Masters with a optimistic angle each time.
“Everybody got here as much as me they usually have been like, ‘oh, you do not know what you set us via on that Sunday’. I used to be like, ‘how do you assume I used to be feeling?'” McIlroy mentioned.
“Severely, it was so emotional. I used to be simply considering, ‘thank goodness that’s over’. It was the seventeenth time enjoying the event, on my third time enjoying manner again in 2011 I had a four-shot lead going into the ultimate spherical, wasn’t capable of win.
Watch highlights of McIlroy’s rollercoaster spherical to win The Masters in a play-off in opposition to Justin Rose
“So, it had been 14 years since that, 11 years attempting to realize the profession Grand Slam. I am going again yearly, put my optimistic hat on, go together with an excellent angle and each time I depart on that Sunday evening and it would not occur.
“You begin to assume is it ever going to be your time. Did I miss it, have I misplaced my alternative? I feel there is a good message in there about by no means giving up, preserve coming again, be robust, be resilient. That persistence paid off.”
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