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Rory McIlroy has won the Masters, beating Justin Rose on the first hole of a playoff to complete the career Grand Slam. Canada's Corey Conners finished tied for eighth at 5 under. The Listowel, Ont.
, native entered the final round in sole possession of third place four shots back of McIlroy. Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., is the only Canadian male to ever win a major.
He claimed the green jacket as Masters champion in 2003. McIlroy becomes the sixth player to achieve a career Grand Slam, joining Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen. What should have been a coronation along the back nine at Augusta National turned into a heart-racing, lead-changing jaw-dropping finish at golf's greatest theater that ended with McIlroy on his knees sobbing with joy and disbelief.
He lost a two-shot lead in two shots at the start. He lost a four-shot lead on the back nine in a matter of three holes with shocking misses, one of them a wedge into the tributary of Rae's Creek on the par-5 13th. And right when it looked as though he would blow another major, he delivered two majestic shots when nothing less would do.
McIlroy had gone 11 years without a major. More to come..
