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Golf: Rory McIlroy fourth player to win consecutive Masters

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 796 words · By Reuters
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Rory McIlroy wins Masters to become fourth back-to-back champion The Northern Irishman becomes the first player to repeat at Augusta National since Tiger Woods back in 2001-2002.

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What happened

Rory McIlroy wins Masters to become fourth back-to-back champion The Northern Irishman becomes the first player to repeat at Augusta National since Tiger Woods back in 2001-2002.

Why it matters

Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods, and now, Rory McIlroy.

Common ground

The Northern Irishman emerged from a tight pack of contenders to win the 90th Masters Tournament on Sunday, joining the trio of golf icons as the only players in history to conquer Augusta National in back-to-back years.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Repetition: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/4/13/rory-mcilroy-wins-masters-to-become-f…

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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Rory McIlroy wins Masters to become fourth back-to-back champion”
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Multiple web search results reference Rory McIlroy winning the Masters and becoming the fourth player to achieve back-to-back wins at Augusta National. One source specifically mentions him becoming the 'fourth man to defend title' and another mentions becoming the 'fourth to win back-to-back at Augusta'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Masters Tournament was the 86th edition of the Masters Tournament, the first of the four major golf championships of 2022, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Masters_Tournament
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Masters Tournament was the 90th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament was played from April 9–12 at Augusta N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Masters_Tournament
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Masters Tournament is a golf competition that was established in 1934, with Horton Smith winning the inaugural tournament. The Masters is the first of four major championships to be played each ye…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Masters_Tournament_cha…
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“The Northern Irishman becomes the first player to repeat at Augusta National since Tiger Woods back in 2001-2002.”
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A web search result explicitly states that 'The Mastersh hasn’t had a back-to-back champions since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002,' which directly supports the claim that McIlroy is the first to repeat since that period.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Masters Tournament was the 86th edition of the Masters Tournament, the first of the four major golf championships of 2022, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Masters_Tournament
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Masters Tournament was the 89th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships held in 2025. The tournament was played from April 10–13 at Augusta …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Masters_Tournament
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Masters Tournament was the 90th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament was played from April 9–12 at Augusta N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Masters_Tournament
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“The Northern Irishman emerged from a tight pack of contenders to win the 90th Masters Tournament on Sunday, joining the trio of golf icons as the only players in history to conquer Augusta National in back-to-back years.”
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The claim states McIlroy won the 90th Masters and joined a trio of icons. While web search results mention the 90th edition (2026 Masters Tournament), the specific detail about joining a 'trio of golf icons' as the *only* players in history to win back-to-back years is not independently corroborated by multiple sources, although the general context of the 90th tournament is present.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_McIlroy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Masters Tournament was the 89th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships held in 2025. The tournament was played from April 10–13 at Augusta …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Masters_Tournament
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Masters Tournament was the 90th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament was played from April 9–12 at Augusta N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Masters_Tournament
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“McIlroy said earlier this week that winning one Masters would make it easier to win a second, and he dug deep into that belief on Sunday to rally from a three-shot deficit on the front nine to post a one-under-par round of 71 for the winning score of 12-under 276 – one better than Scottie Scheffler.”
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“McIlroy’s sixth career major also tied him with Faldo for the most by a European player in the modern era, and they are tied for 12th-most all-time by any player.”
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“Cameron Young, Russell Henley, England’s Tyrrell Hatton and Justin Rose finished another shot back at 10 under.”
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“McIlroy began the final round tied for the 54-hole lead at 11 under with Young, who birdied the second hole to reach 12 under and take the outright lead.”
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“It appeared that McIlroy’s repeat quest might unravel when he went three over on the two par-threes on the front nine to fall to 9 under for the tournament.”
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“McIlroy kept ratcheting up the pressure. He birdied the 12th and 13th holes to go 2 under through “Amen Corner” and build a two-shot lead.”
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“Scheffler kept it interesting with birdies on numbers 15 and 16 to get to 11 under.”
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“Scheffler parred out to post a 4-under round of 68, with McIlroy on the course with three holes to play.”
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“From there, McIlroy easily converted the two-putt bogey, and became the fourth player in history to successfully defend at the Masters.”
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“After setting a Masters record with a six-shot lead after 36 holes, McIlroy played the final 36 holes in even par.”
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