Golf-McIlroy ready for first start since emotional Masters triumph


Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 13, 2025 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy celebrates with his green jacket and the trophy after winning The Masters and completing a career grand slam REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

(Reuters) -Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday he was surprised at how his Masters victory, which ended years of heartbreak and made him only the sixth man to complete the career Grand Slam of golf's four majors, resonated with so many others.

McIlroy overcame a late collapse during the final round of the Masters 10 days ago before prevailing in a sudden-death playoff that ended his 11-year wait to join golf's most exclusive club.

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