The Masters 2024 rewind: Scintillating Scottie, awesome Aberg and McIlroy’s Masters woes continue
A look back at the action from Augusta as it didn’t fail to yet again produce more moments of sporting history and leave sports fans with a multitude of different questions regarding where some of the players now stand.
If the following majors follow suit, it’s sure to be a fantastic year on the golf tour.
If the following majors follow suit, it’s sure to be a fantastic year on the golf tour.
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00:00 Scotty Scheffler warned his rivals he has no plans of taking his eye off the ball after securing his second Masters title in three years.
00:11 Scheffler carded a 68 at closing at Augusta National to finish four shots ahead of Sweden's Ludwig Aberg and now win three of his last four events and finish runner-up in the other.
00:22 The world number one's thoughts immediately turned to getting home as soon as possible to his wife Meredith who is pregnant with their first child.
00:31 But he also intends to keep challenging for the game's biggest titles.
00:35 "I'm coming home, I'll be home as quick as I can," Scheffler said when asked if he had a message for his wife.
00:42 "Yeah, there's a view that he probably didn't hit top stride actually until the final day and until they got towards the turn, but the reality is he's so good at the moment he probably doesn't need to.
00:52 I mean, he defended the players' championship if my memory serves me correctly, so I think this is his third win in a month. He did everything he had to do to be in contention on Sunday."
01:01 He is posting Tiger numbers and obviously this is a different generation, but how close do you feel he is to maybe coming close to that sort of stature?
01:10 "Well, he's got a long way to go. I mean, Tiger Woods' achievements were historic really.
01:17 The things that he did in the game, the numbers that he posted, the tournaments that he won. I mean, Scheffler's done absolutely magnificently this season."
01:26 Swede Ludvig Aberg had a tournament to remember.
01:30 The Masters was his debut at a major and he took on the challenge head first, shooting 69 to finish runner-up to world number one, Scheffler.
01:39 So how much confidence will this give Aberg as he looks ahead to another big year?
01:45 "Yeah, he's an absolute phenomenon, isn't he, I think. Rookies don't tend to do very well at Augusta National at the Masters. It's considered to be a course that takes some learning.
01:55 Incredible how far this young talent has come in such a short space of time. People forget, you know, he was playing college golf a year ago.
02:03 And if he continues on this path, it feels to me like it's only a matter of time before he wins one of these majors."
02:10 Rory McIlroy's pursuit of a career Grand Slam came up short once again at Augusta National, with the Northern Irishman finishing one over par for the tournament and well back of the leaders.
02:22 It was Friday's second round that let the four-time major winner down as another green jacket passed him by.
02:29 "Everyone who asks is convinced he's going to do it at some point. Tiger was asked about it this week, Jack Nicklaus was asked about it.
02:37 No one really thinks that McIlroy will end his career without a Masters victory.
02:43 But it has been 10 years now since his last major championship win at, I think it was at Valhalla, actually, at the PGA Championship, where we're going next.
02:52 So maybe the return to some glory can reignite Rory's major career."
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