{"id":41882,"date":"2025-03-22T19:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T19:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=41882"},"modified":"2025-03-22T19:00:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T19:00:20","slug":"rory-mcilroy-ahead-of-2025-masters-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/rory-mcilroy-ahead-of-2025-masters-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy ahead of Masters bid: &#8220;I&#8217;m a better player now than I ever have been&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rory McIlroy believes he&#8217;s a better player now than ever as he bids to break his Masters duck at Augusta National next month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old is fresh off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/rory-mcilroy-wins-the-players-championship-2025\/\">second Players Championship crown<\/a> after beating JJ Spaun in a three-hole play-off at TPC Sawgrass last weekend, known as the &#8216;fifth major&#8217; and the most prestigious event on tour outside the main four.<\/p>\n<p>It was McIlroy&#8217;s second win of the season following triumph at the AT&amp;T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February. Amid the impressive form, he&#8217;s a 7\/1 shot with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/golf\/\">best golf betting sites<\/a>\u00a0to win the Masters.<\/p>\n<p>The Irishman&#8217;s best finish at Augusta came as runner-up three years ago behind two-time champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/scottie-scheffler-masters-dinner-menu-2025\/\">Scottie Scheffler<\/a>. 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I feel like I&#8217;m a way more complete player than I was a few years ago. I feel like I can play in all conditions and anything that comes my way. Really happy that I was able to get it done.&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>WATCH: Rory McIlroy talks Masters preparation amid promising form<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How is Rory McIlroy feeling going into The Masters? \ud83d\udfe2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sZaD0aqVuy\">pic.twitter.com\/sZaD0aqVuy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsGolf\/status\/1901664342451347486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Rory McIlroy Masters Record<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2009 &#8211; T-20th<\/li>\n<li>2010 &#8211; Missed cut<\/li>\n<li>2011 &#8211; T-15th<\/li>\n<li>2012 &#8211; T-40th<\/li>\n<li>2013 &#8211; T-25th<\/li>\n<li>2014 &#8211; T-8th<\/li>\n<li>2015 &#8211; 4th<\/li>\n<li>2016 &#8211; T-10th<\/li>\n<li>2017 &#8211; T-7th<\/li>\n<li>2018 &#8211; T-5th<\/li>\n<li>2019 &#8211; T-21st<\/li>\n<li>2020 &#8211; T-5th<\/li>\n<li>2021 &#8211; Missed cut<\/li>\n<li>2022 &#8211; 2nd<\/li>\n<li>2023 &#8211; Missed cut<\/li>\n<li>2024 &#8211; T-22nd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is Rory McIlroy&#8217;s lowest round at the Masters?<\/h2>\n<p>McIlroy&#8217;s lowest round at Augusta National came in 2022 with an incredible 64 on the final day, finishing with a hole-out from the bunker on 18 for a silver medal.<\/p>\n<h3>WATCH: Rory McIlroy&#8217;s superb final round at the Masters in 2022<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VijqkhvAwgg?si=JncUI3XpXI6cQExc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>What is Rory McIlroy&#8217;s highest round at the Masters?<\/h2>\n<p>His highest round came at the worst possible time on Sunday in 2011 with an 80. 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