Has Rory McIlroy won the Masters? See his grand Slam history, major wins

Austin Curtright, USA TODAY NETWORK

The 2024 Masters begins Thursday, which means Rory McIlroy gets another chance to chase down his coveted "Rory Slam."

The 34-year-old four-time major championships winner finished second at the Masters as recently as 2022 and only needs to don a Green Jacket to pull off the prestigious "Grand Slam" in golf.

McIlroy, who has The Open, U.S. Open, and PGA Championship titles on his "Grand Slam" bingo card, enters Augusta National Golf Club this with the second-best odds (+1000) to win the Masters in 2024, behind only Scottie Scheffler (+400), according to BetMGM.

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This Masters marks McIlroy's 16th appearance at golf's most famous major, and a win would make him the sixth golfer to pull off the career Grand Slam, with a win at each major tournament.

Here's a look at McIlroy's history at the Masters:

Rory McIlroy Masters history

Rory McIlroy made his first Masters appearance in 2009, two years after his PGA Tour debut.

McIlroy's best finish came in 2022, when he shot a 7-under par and finished second behind Scottie Scheffler, who finished 10 under. It was one of McIlroy's seven top-10 finishes in the event.

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McIlroy's other brush with the green jacket came in 2011, when he infamously blew a four-shot lead on Sunday. His disastrous back-nine collapse saw him shoot 7 over during the final nine holes, part of a final-round 80 that erased the 65, 69 and 70 he carded to build a lead during the first three days of the tournament. Then 21 years old, McIlroy settled for a T-15 finish.

Here's McIlroy's total score and leaderboard finish in 15 appearances at the Masters:

  • 2009: T-20th (286)

  • 2010: CUT (151)

  • 2011: T-15th (284)

  • 2012: T-40th (293)

  • 2013: T-25th (290)

  • 2014: T-8th (288)

  • 2015: 4th (276)

  • 2016: T-10 (289)

  • 2017: T-7th (285)

  • 2018: T-5th (279)

  • 2019: T-21st (283)

  • 2020: T-5th (277)

  • 2021: CUT (150)

  • 2022: 2nd (281)

  • 2023: CUT (149)

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Rory McIlroy Grand Slam, major wins

Rory McIlroy has not won a career Grand Slam, needing to win the Masters to achieve the exclusive feat that has only been accomplishment by five golfers.

McIlroy's four major championship wins:

  • 2011: U.S. Open

  • 2012: PGA Championship

  • 2014: PGA Championship

  • 2024: British Open

How many golf Grand Slams winners are there?

There are five career Grand Slams winners in golf: Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Gene Sarazen and Tiger Woods.

Nicklaus and Woods have three career Grand Slams, meaning they have at least three wins at each of the four major tournaments (U.S. Open, PGA Tour Championship, British Open and Masters). Hogan, Player and Sarazen each accomplished the feat once.

McIlroy, one of the game's most accomplished golfers, could become the sixth golfer reach Grand Slam status should he win the Masters in his career. .

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Rory McIlroy Masters history: Major titles, golf Grand Slam wins

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