“This is my 17th time here, and I started to wonder if it would ever be my time.” After his Masters victory, Rory McIlroy candidly expressed his doubts over his legendary win. It wasn’t straightforward for the 35-year-old, who kept his composure and defeated Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff. This means that McIlroy becomes the sixth player to win the career Grand Slam and his first major victory since 2014. Naturally, the golf fans were ecstatic, including the NBA icon Dwyane Wade.
On his X, the 3x NBA champion simply added, “RORY!!!!” alongside a GIF to celebrate the Northern Ireland native. McIlroy is also the first Grand Slam winner since Tiger Woods completed the feat in 2000, as per ESPN. A first major win since the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla. He joins Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods as the only golfers to capture the four major championships in the Masters era. Truly a legendary list for McIlroy to be on.
That’s why the fans have been celebrating the moment as it took more than a decade to materialize. Dwyane Wade knows the hardships of winning the championship as an athlete. But it also knows the ebbs and flows of a golf course, especially Augusta. D-Wade, alongside NBA icons Charles Barkley and Grant Hill, had their “unbelievable” experience a month before NCAA March Madness.
RORY!!!! pic.twitter.com/Re99ovmUlB
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 13, 2025
It was Chuck who detailed the golf trip with Peyton Manning. “He took me and Dwyane Wade and Grant Hill down there and we stayed. It was right before March Madness. It was two of the best days of my life… Getting to play a month before the Masters and stay on the property… It was unbelievable.”
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