Masters 2026: Rory McIlroy creates more Augusta history with back-to-back victory

Instead it was two-time champion Scheffler who finished as McIlroy’s nearest challenger after carving his own piece of history.

The 29-year-old American, who won in 2022 and 2024, became the first player since 1942 to card a bogey-free weekend on his way to a fourth successive top-10 finish.

Ultimately he paid the price for making a slow start, which has been a common theme for him in recent months.

“I knew I was going to have to do something special if I wanted to catch [McIlroy] or [Young]. I was close but it was just a few shots here or there,” said Scheffler.

Rose was joined in joint third by England’s Tyrrell Hatton, plus American pair Russell Henley and Cameron Young.

Hatton’s final-day 66 concluded a weekend where he seems to have made peace with the Masters.

The 34-year-old’s relationship with Augusta National had been a volatile one, having regularly squabbled with the course’s unrelenting undulations and even going as far as labelling it “unfair” in 2022.

“This is my 10th Masters, so I’ve been fortunate to be here a lot and my results the last three years have definitely improved,” Hatton said.