Rory McIlroy’s first Masters win could only arrive one way: excruciatingly

Rory McIlroy had been sitting on three legs of the career Grand Slam since 2014 .

The Northern Irishman had won a lot of tournaments, but not the bigges t. Lately, he has let major championships get away from him.

The last few hours of his victory were the exact encapsulation of his career.

Rory McIlroy bounced back from one of his worst shots with the shot that many will remember as the best of his life.

On the 18th and final hole, he dumped his wedge into the right bunker and splashed out to 5 feet .

His immediate breakdown in tears was the kind of earned sports moment that does not come around often with Tiger Woods' triumph at this course in 2019 .