Tiger Woods breaks his silence on Rory McIlroy’s Masters victory as 2025 winner joins legend in exclusive club

By JAKE NISSE

Tiger Woods has congratulated his close friend and business partner Rory McIlroy on his first Masters win, as the Northern Irishman overcame a late slip-up to complete golf’s Grand Slam.

McIlroy, who had not won a major since 2014, edged out Justin Rose in a painstaking playoff on Sunday, after missing a short putt on 18 which would have ended the tournament right there.

And Woods – who did not compete at the tournament – was thrilled for his TGL co-founder as he finally captured the biggest prize in golf.

‘Welcome to the club @McIlroyRory. Completing the grand slam at Augusta is something special,’ Woods began on X.

‘Your determination during this round, and this entire journey has shown through, and now you’re a part of history. Proud of you!’

With the highly dramatic win, McIlroy became just the sixth player to complete the Grand Slam in golf, joining Woods, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus.

Rory McIlroy finally captured the Green Jacket on Sunday as he kept his cool in a playoff

His good friend Tiger Woods congratulated him afterwards with a post to social media

Woods, a five-time Masters winner, did not compete at Augusta this year due to a ruptured Achilles. 

The legendary Nicklaus, 85, revealed ahead of the tournament that he recently sat down for lunch with McIlroy, with the pair going over the latter’s strategy for this week at Augusta.

Nicklaus recalled in a press conference that he told McIlroy he ‘wouldn’t change a thing’ about his approach to the course – though there was one tweak he believed the 35-year-old needed to tweak.

‘The discipline to do that is — the discipline is what Rory has lacked in my opinion. He’s got all the shots. He’s got all the game. He certainly is as talented as anybody in the game,’ Nicklaus said.

‘But if you look, go back and see his history the last few years, he gets to a place a lot of times an 8 or a 7 pops up, and that keeps you from getting to where he needs to go. I’m a big fan of Rory’s and I like Rory a lot, so that’s what I think.

‘But I think obviously Scottie Scheffler is just coming back in again, he’s a defending champion, and there’s nobody playing any better in the game than Scottie. Between the two of them, I think you’re going to find your winner.’

McIlroy certainly kept his discipline on a topsy-turvy Sunday that saw him blow a four-stroke lead, double bogey twice and fumble his first chance to win the tournament. 

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Tiger Woods breaks his silence on Rory McIlroy’s Masters victory as 2025 winner joins legend in exclusive club

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