Rory McIlroy riding high with confidence following ‘hardest’ round of golf at 2025 Masters Tournament

Rory McIlroy exorcised his demons of the Augusta National this year and finally won the green jacket by triumphing at the Masters Tournament.

Rory McIlroy riding high with confidence following ‘hardest’ round of golf at 2025 Masters Tournament

Rory McIlroy after winning the Masters Tournament (Image via X/@PGACHAMPIONSHIP)

World No.2 golfer Rory McIlroy is riding high with confidence at the moment. On Thursday, the Northern Irish star will make his first start at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans alongside Shane Lowry as they set to defend their titles in the only official team event of the PGA Tour.

Ahead of the 2025 Masters Tournament, the pressure was on the shoulders of McIlroy to deliver. With his two wins at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Players Championship, many believed that could be the year where he finally emerges victorious at the Augusta National.

After a disappointing end to the first round where he made 2 double bogeys, he bounced back into contention with scores of 66 on Friday and Saturday. He thus entered the final round with a 2-shot lead.

The Sunday at the Masters was anything but straightforward. There were several twists and turns with the leads changing hands several times. On the final hole, McIlroy missed a 5-foot par putt, which would have won him the tournament after 72 holes.

He eventually overcame Justin Rose in the first playoff hole and achieved his dream. His maiden victory at the Masters saw him complete the career grand slam and become just the 6th player to win all 4 major championships of golf.

Speaking during the Zurich Classic of New Orleans press conference, the now 5-time major champion seemed high in confidence and expressed that he can now use that experience from the final round to tackle his future problems on the golf course.

The whole day on Sunday at Augusta, I don’t think I’ll have to ever play a harder round of golf in my life… So I think to be able to get through that and produce the shots when I needed to, that obviously gives me confidence, and I can always draw back on that experience.

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Rory McIlroy admits speaking with 2 Presidents following win at Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament victory of Rory McIlroy will go down as one of the greatest moments in golf. Several people would congratulate him for his amazing win. In the press conference of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, McIlroy admitted that he spoke with 2 Presidents after his win.

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Rory McIlroy (Image via X/@NUCLRGOLF)

One of them was the current US President Donald Trump. The 78-year-old, who recently expressed that he is a huge fan of him, sent a congratulation message to him for his amazing win. The other one was former US President Barack Obama.

I spoke to two Presidents the day after, which was pretty cool. Just people reaching out from all walks of life, whether it be sports, entertainment, culture. Just all of it. People that you would never even think that would watch golf or would know what’s going on, that was very, very humbling, I guess.

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The President of Ireland, Michael Daniel Higgins, also released a statement following this win. Through the official President of Ireland account on X, Higgins congratulated the golfer and labeled him completing the career grand slam as “truly outstanding achievement.”

Rory McIlroy has made over $13 million in just 6 PGA Tour starts this year

The year 2025 is turning out to be the best one of Rory McIlroy’s career. Not only did he finally win the Masters Tournament and complete the career grand slam, but he has also made a huge amount of money. As per reports, the golfer has made over $13 million in just 6 PGA Tour starts this year.

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Rory McIlroy (Image via X/@PGATOUR)

With his win at the Masters Tournament, McIlroy pocketed $4.2 million from the increased $21 million purse. He also took home $4.5 million from winning The Players Championship and $3.6 million from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

He has finished in the top-25 rankings in all of his starts. This has seen him earn over $13.25 million from his performances on the PGA Tour.

This year, McIlroy also became the second player on the PGA Tour to cross the $100 million career earnings mark. His T5 finish at the Texas Children’s Houston Open saw him go past this mark. Only Tiger Woods has earned more money than him while playing on the PGA Tour.