Defending champion Rory McIlroy won the Masters by one shot over Scottie Scheffler on Sunday to collect his sixth major and become the fourth repeat winner at Augusta National and first since Tiger Woods in 2002.

McIlroy, who let a six-shot ‌advantage slip on Saturday and started the final round level with playing partner Cameron Young and one ahead of Sam Burns, closed with a one-under-par 71 to finish the week on 12 under.

With victory secured, the world No 2 looked to the blue Georgia skies and screamed before hugging his caddie Harry Diamond.

Scheffler, a four-time major champion who has won two of the last four Masters and started the day four shots back, nearly got to within one of McIlroy late on but his bid ⁠for a third consecutive birdie fell short when his putt at the 17th stopped just beside the hole.

The world No 1 carded ‌a 68 that left him alone in second.

LIV Golf’s Tyrrell Hatton (66), birthday boy Russell Henley (68), 2025 Masters runner-up Justin Rose (70) and Young (73) finished in a share of third place.