How Rory McIlroy reacted to Tiger Woods winning the 2019 Masters, ‘I wanted to get out of there…’

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We all remember it. Tiger Woods winning the 2019 Masters is up there with the greatest golfing moments of all-time.

Woods’ remarkable comeback from countless injuries to triumph around Augusta National for a fifth time sent shivers down the spine.

A 15th major for Woods very much signalled he was back in the game and his score of 13-under for the week saw him win out by just a single shot as he tapped in on the 18th to seal victory.

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Still, while everyone looking on was full of admiration for Woods, one man who struggled that year was a certain Rory McIlroy.

Indeed, speaking about Tiger’s win a year down the line, McIlroy admitted to having very mixed emotions.

Why Rory McIlroy wanted to leave quickly when Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters

Of course, Rory McIlroy was never going to begrudge Woods winning the event.

Like all of us, McIlroy is a golf fan and seeing Woods do the business will have resonated with the Northern Irishman.

Still, after a poor week for him personally, McIlroy admitted he very much wanted to exit Augusta as quickly as possible.

“I wanted to get out of there,” McIlroy admitted. “It had been a disappointing week, I wanted to get home. I removed myself from it and thought: ‘Jesus, this is unbelievable.’ The longer Tiger is at the top of the game, the better it is for all of us.

“I messaged him. Anytime I win a tournament or have a chance, he is the first one to text me. All the time. So I always make sure if he is doing anything, that I’m right there.”

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How Rory McIlroy performed at the 2019 Masters

Reading McIlroy’s comments here, you’d think he’d have missed the cut or been nowhere near proceedings.

However, such is McIlroy’s standard that he actually secured a top 25 finish for the week.

McIlroy finished in T21 for a score of five under for the week and while he was eight shots back of Woods’ winning score, it was by no means a complete disaster.

Still, this was in the midst of McIlroy desperately searching for his first Masters win and as we know, it wasn’t until this year that he finally got that monkey off his back.