Amid an unhinged Masters madness, Rory McIlroy's heart of a champion beats loudest

After 11 years of waiting, the black and white world turns all green as Irishman somehow clinches career Grand Slam

Winner Rory McIlroy holds the trophy at the Masters golf tournament. Picture: AP Photo/Ashley Landis

The duality of man. The duality of McIlroy. An Augusta Sunday 11 years in the making? Or was it 14. Try 35. All the numbers and their implications, they’d all blur as the most chaotic, intoxicating Masters, a Major for all ages, descended into an unhinged madness.

At the centre of it all stood this 35-year-old, 5’10” Irishman. Why does his height matter? Not sure. This wasn’t a day for logical questions or answers or observations. Or even sane outcomes. So look at it the other way, what doesn’t height measure? It doesn’t measure heart.