Rory McIlroy: 'I’ve literally made my dreams come true'

Once the green jacket was nestled over his shoulders, McIlroy revealed the truths of the burden he bore for so long

DREAM COME TRUE: Rory McIlroy with his wife Erica Stoll, and daughter Poppy, holds the trophy after winning the Masters. Pic: AP Photo/David J. Phillip.

Heartbreak and Rory McIlroy had become almost indistinguishable as the years piled up without major championship glory.

The man from Northern Ireland who at his best plays golf better than anybody else on the planet kept finding new and different ways to torment himself and his fans on the game’s biggest stages.