When it’s between the lines, or when it’s inside the rope along with golf, it’s business for everything Rory McIlroy.
The note clearly Master’s final round.
The two were recombined in majors, just like last year’s US Open. McIlroy joked over the winter to “go back” at Dechambeau for “what he did to me.”
Deccanbeau cracked, “To be fair, you did it to yourself.”
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Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and US’s Bryson de Decambaugh took part in the 11th Green in the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Ken Griffey Jr./Augusta National/Getty Images)
It was a joke of friendly competition between the Ryder Cup and PGA-LIV rivals, but nothing was friendly on Sunday.
Deccanbo said McIlroy. “He didn’t talk to me once.” In the final round.
It was all part of the plan.
“It had nothing to do with Bryson,” McIlroy sports psychologist Bob Roterra told the BBC. Via ESPN. “It’s been a game plan all week and we wanted to get lost in it. We didn’t want to pay attention to the distance that someone else was scoring, shooting, swinging, or hitting it. We just wanted him to play his game.
US Bryson Deccanbaugh and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy will respond with the fifth green in the final round of Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 13, 2025. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
“The point is to assume that if you believe you’ll win, if you play your game and do it wherever you are in the way you can, you’ll be No. 1.”
Despite many hiccups, it worked. McIlroy finally acquired his first master and completed his career grand slam in his 11th attempt.
Deccanbo enjoyed the excitement of the day, but said that his partner seemed to be zoned.
“He was just like, ‘Yeah.’ But I don’t think that’s me,” Deccanbeau said.
Rory McIlroy is holding the Masters Championship Trophy in the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada/Imagn image)
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McIlroy became the first player to win a master despite having double bogged four times in the tournament. To fight it, he set a tournament record with 30 “3S” on his scorecard.
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