Two months before the burden was lifted, when all the pressure in the world remained on Rory McIlroy’s shoulders, he held steady in the path. At the Genesis Invitational in San Diego, McIlroy missed a putt on Torrey Pines’ third hole and a fan yelled,

Rory McIlroy has endured plenty of anguishing moments while seeking to snap a decade-long drought in major championships.

Rory McIlroy won his first Masters on Sunday and did it in dramatic fashion as he rebounded from some late struggles and closed it out with a short birdie putt on the first playoff hole. McIlory had a chance to get the victory on the last hole before the playoff but he missed his short par putt on 18.