Rory McIlroy won The Masters on Sunday after finishing up 11-under par for the tournament.
Sunday at Augusta National provided arguably the best spectacle of all-time for golf fans, as Rory McIlroy pipped Justin Rose to The Masters title after his birdie on the first play-off hole.
The monkey is finally off Rory’s back. He has completed the Gran Slam after 11 years of pain, but he certainly didn’t make things easy for himself on Sunday.
Michael Kim admitted that he couldn’t believe some of the good and bad shots that Rory McIlroy hit during the final round of The Masters.
Rory actually made the game look quite difficult at times, especially on the 1st and 13th holes.
So if the likes of even McIlroy can struggle at times around Augusta, can you imagine how difficult it would be for the average Joe?
What 25-handicap celebrity shot around Augusta the day after The Masters finished
Former NFL star JJ Watt was given the opportunity to play at Augusta National on Monday – the day after The Masters had finished.
Back in March, Watt said that he was around a 25-handicap.
And prior to playing Augusta, the 36-year-old former Houston Texans star suggested that he would be happy to break 150.
So how did he get on?
Well, Watt played off the members tees – around 6,400 yards. The pins were in the same spots as they were on Sunday.
The ex-NFL star said he has no gimmies, and no free drops etc.
And at the end of it all, JJ Watt recorded a score of 103 – 31-over par. In fairness to him, that really isn’t that bad.
It was only 13 shots worse than Nick Dunlap’s opening round on Thursday!
Robert MacIntyre shares what Nick Dunlaps behaviour was like at The Masters
The Scot could not have spoken more highly about Dunlap if he tried.
MacIntyre played alongside Dunlap when he posted a score of 90 on the opening day of The Masters.
And the left-hander praised the 21-year-old to the hilt:
“It’s difficult. I’ve played with him a few times this year, and what a great player, what a great guy. To be honest, as much as his golf was — he was struggling out there today, his attitude was solid.
“He didn’t get in the way. He didn’t lay off anything that was going to affect his two other playing partners because we’ve got a job to do. I feel for him today, but he’ll come back.“
Golf is a funny old game. Dunlap would have felt rock bottom after his 90.
Whilst JJ Watt was in dreamland after his score of 103 at Augusta.
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