Rory McIlroy reflected on having freed himself of a ‘hard load to carry’ after winning the Masters in dramatic fashion at Augusta. McIlroy’s defeat of Justin Rose on the first playoff hole means he is the sixth player to win a career grand slam. ‘You’ve had Jack [Nicklaus], Gary [Player], Tom [Watson], Tiger [Woods] – you name it – come through here and all say I’ll win the Masters one day,’ McIlroy said. ‘That’s a hard load to carry, it really is.’
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