Northern Irishman vows not to rest on laurels after his sixth major winPlayer ‘not as emotional’ as last year but revels in ‘amazing’ winRory McIlroy has warned the rest of elite golf he will set further, lofty goals in his sport after a successful defence of the Masters.McIlroy prevailed at Augusta National by a shot over Scottie Scheffler, meaning …

Towards the end, with each ole from the away end becoming more pronounced, Rayan Cherki leaned on the back of his seat. Half-sat, half-stood.

BBC Sport NI looks back on the moments that won Rory McIlroy the 2026 Masters, his second title at Augusta National.

Rory McIlroy made more major history with a successful title defence at The Masters, with another roller-coaster Sunday required to close out victory at Augusta National.

McIlroy’s mum and dad were greenside to watch their son become only the fourth back-to-back winner at Augusta

Rory McIlroy feels his "perseverance" has paid off after 17 unsuccessful Masters to now winning the Green Jacket two years in a row.

A year after losing a play-off to Rory McIlroy, Rose led at one stage on Sunday but fell foul of Amen Corner

Justin Rose admitted it was a "chance that got away" as he once again missed out on Masters glory at Augusta National.

ISABEL BALDWIN AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: Even though he started the day four shots back of Rory McIlroy, there was belief that Scheffler could still be the one slipping into the green jacket.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: Rory McIlroy has won the Masters again. And just like the last time, all of 364 days ago, it was truly magnificent.

DANIEL MATTHEWS AT AUGUSTA: Gerry and Rosie McIlroy were not at Augusta 12 months ago, when their son finally ended his agonizing wait for a green jacket.

2025 winner joins Nicklaus, Faldo and Woods in retaining titleHe triumphs on 12 under by one shot from Scottie SchefflerYou are left wondering how on earth Augusta National managed to inflict such psychological torture on Rory McIlroy for all those years. Or maybe that is precisely the point, that ­McIlroy’s ending of his Masters hoodoo in 2025 placed him …

Highlights of Rory McIlroy's final round from The Masters as a one-under par 71 won the Northern Irishman a second straight Green Jacket at Augusta National.

He passed away after an ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer, his family have announced in a statement early on Sunday morning.

After breaking a 16 year drought at Augusta National just a year ago, Rory McIlroy claimed his second green jacket and received the love of his family and friends.

Northern Irishman threatened another collapse with double-bogey at hole four but rallied to retain title

McIlroy successfully defended his title to follow in the footsteps of Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods

Tom Watson wants to fill in the creek in front. The Golden Bear says play safe if the pin is on the right. McIlroy defied the conventional wisdom and wonThere’s hot, and then there’s the back nine on Sunday at Augusta when there are five players within two shots of the lead. The TV weathermen reckoned it was 30C but then they weren’t down at Amen …

Rory McIlroy holds his nerve to shoot a one-under par final round to win the 2026 Masters at Augusta, one shot ahead of Scottie Scheffler.