Rory McIlroyโ€™s long-awaited Masters triumph in April finally unlocked golfโ€™s most exclusive door, making him the first player in 25 years to complete the career Grand Slam.

But Scottie Schefflerโ€™s two-major surge in 2025 hinted that the next name on that list may not be far away.

McIlroy, needing an 11th attempt to seal the set, survived a bruising, topsy-turvy Sunday at Augusta National, squandering a four-shot lead before regrouping, emerging from a logjam of contenders and winning in a sudden-death playoff.

When a four-foot birdie putt dropped for victory, the Northern Irishman flung his arms skyward, then collapsed to his knees in tears, a raw release of years of pressure and one

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