President Donald Trump was among those who thought Rory McIlroy’s Masters victory on Sunday showed exactly what the legendary golfer was made of as he fought through heights and low throughout the round.
Trump talked to journalists about the Air Force One and gave his congratulations to McIlroy, who became the sixth golfer ever to catch the coveted Grand Slam and won every professional Golf Major.
“I have to congratulate Rory,” Trump said when a reporter asked if he was looking at the masters. “It took tremendous courage. He had a hard time, but it showed great guts and perseverance and courage.
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Rory McIlroy has the Masters Championship Trophy during the final round of Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-Preferred Pictures)
“People have no idea how hard it is. He came back. It’s better for him that it happened that way because it really showed courage to come back from what could have been a tragedy – it was amazing.”
Trump called The Masters “maybe my favorite sporting show” and that he loves to see it every year when possible.
He also gave a cry to Justin Rose, the English man, whom McIlroy had to meet in a sudden-death playoffs after he missed his couple of putt on his 72 hole in the tournament to gather the victory.
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Rose buried a deep birdie-putt on hole 18 to move to 11-under and put pressure on McIlroy, who booked the same hole in regulation.
“Justin Rose was big,” Trump added, an avid golfer himself. “Look, they are big athletes under tremendous pressure. But unless you are a golfer, you do not understand that the hundreds of an inch makes a difference between a big shot and a terrible shot.”
Rory McIlroy falls on his knees in celebration after winning an end game of No. 18 Green during the final round of the Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-Preferred Pictures)
McIlroy and Rose went back to the 18th tee box for sudden-death-finish games, which would have had another hole in No. 10 if needed.
But McIlroy’s approach shooting, stumbling down a slope to two feet, put pressure on Rose to bury his birdie option. After a long read around the green, Rose put his best blow on it, but it went too far to the left. He ended with a couple and hoped that Hole 10 was where he would go next time.
McIlroy did not let it come to it as he lowered the putt on 18 this time and fell on his knees.
At that time, the weight left of 11 years without a major victory and finally collected his career Grand Slam as he went up in tears.
President Donald Trump told journalists about Air Force One that he thought Rory McIlroy’s victory at Masters showed “HUGE MOD.” (IMagn)
Faters around the green roared when McIlroy relaxed several bursts of partying before coming to his family and teams in heartwarming moments.
