Mar 20, 2023 · Coming into the Masters in 2011, Rory McIlroy had enjoyed a stellar 2010. Aged 21, he won the Quail Hollow Championship, recorded nine top-10s on the European Tour, climbed to seventh in the Official World Golf Rankings, and played a key role for Europe in the Ryder Cup.

Apr 5, 2021 · Alex Perry examines Rory McIlroy’s frustrating Augusta record in the 10 years since his agonising collapse – and how it made that year’s champion ‘invisible’

Apr 11, 2011 · AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy stood slumped over on the 13th tee, head buried in the crook of his elbow. There was still golf left to be played, but for a long moment he didn’t move, as if he...

Apr 3, 2023 · Rory McIlroy returns to the Masters once again seeking to complete the grand slam, 12 years on from his devastating collapse at Augusta.

Having opened with a bogey-free seven-under 65 – the first time he had ever shot in the 60s at the major – McIlroy pulled ahead from Spanish first round co-leader Alvaro Quirós with a second...

Apr 7, 2015 · Rory McIlroy didn't let one of the most famous collapses in recent Masters history define him. The four-shot lead he surrendered in the final round at Augusta in 2011 included four bogeys, one double-bogey and one triple.

Mar 27, 2012 · In ESPN The Magazine, Scott Miller writes about Rory McIlroy's triple-bogey meltdown at last year's Masters. No one can recall seeing a shot end up where Rory's did -- in front of two...

Apr 2, 2015 · World number one Rory McIlroy has described his final-round collapse at the 2011 Masters as the "most important day of his career". The 25-year-old Northern Irishman led by four shots going into...

Apr 7, 2012 · When he held a four-shot lead entering the final round of the 2011 Masters Tournament, Rory McIlroy changed his demeanor. The move backfired. “I came out and was trying to be this player that I’m not,” said McIlroy, who ballooned to a final-round 80.

Apr 3, 2012 · McIlroy answered questions about his 2011 Masters Tournament meltdown, when he led by four shots after 54 holes. McIlroy hit an errant tee shot at No. 10 and began a freefall. He shot 80 and eventually lost by 10 shots to Charl Schwartzel. McIlroy said a phone call from three-time Masters runner-up Greg Norman helped him overcome the loss.