Masters Tournament 2025: Rory McIlroy “I’m trying to block noise”

Over 10 years have passed since then Rory McIlroyHe won four majors before he turned 26, and one last.

McIlroy won the 2012 and 2014 PGA Championships, the 2011 US Open and the 2014 Open Championships with the best. Finishing at Augusta He finished second in 2022 at the bunker hole-out.

McIlroy’s drought was only a foot since it ended last summer, but he missed two putts worth 6.5 feet in two of the last three holes at the US Open, giving Bryson Dechambeau his second major at 18 at Pinehurst.

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Rory McIlroy Tees Off On No. Practice for the Masters Tournament at 12 Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-imagn image)

The Northern Irish suddenly left the course and a month later was disappointed by the Open Championship and missed the cut.

But for McIlroy, Reigning Champion And Pebble Beach King, “It’s just a story. It’s noise.”

“We’re just trying to block that noise as much as possible,” McIlroy said Tuesday. “This tournament should be treated the same as every other tournament you play throughout the year.

“Look, I understand the story and the noise. There’s a lot of expectations and accumulation coming to this tournament every year, but you have to bow your head and focus on your work.”

Rory McIlroy plays the ball with no. Practice for the Masters Tournament at 11 Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-imagn image)

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McIlroy didn’t really help in his last two master tournaments, but missed the cut in 2023 and won last year on the 22nd.

But he has the second best odds to win. In five events this year, the 35-year-old has not finished outside the top 20 and has the top 5 besides two victories.

But McIlroy knows that legacy is about majors – and he’s zero in his final 38.

Rory McIlroy will play the shot from the 16th tee in the final round of the Masters Tournament. (Michael Madrid Usan Today Sports)

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“I had a chance to win some of the biggest golf tournaments in the world, but that’s not happening at all,” McIlroy said. “But life continues. You dust yourself off and go again. So I think I’m a little more comfortable putting everything there and being a little more vulnerable at times.”

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