After more than a decade of near misses, Rory McIlroy finally clinched his first green jacket and completed the career Grand Slam in a dramatic sudden-death playoff against Justin Rose.
McIlroy’s tournament, ending at 277 (-11), was nothing short of a masterclass.
Despite stumbling with multiple double bogeys during regulation play, the Northern Irishman demonstrated nerve and resiliency in the extra hole, where he sank a crucial birdie putt from a mere four feet.
However, the significance of this victory goes beyond McIlroy’s personal achievements.
CBS Sports today unveiled a major announcement following Rory McIlroy’s breathtaking victory at the 2025 Masters.
CBS Sports’ final round broadcast captivated audiences like never before, averaging over 12.71 million viewers, with viewership peaking at an astonishing 19.54 million during the critical playoff window.
CBS Sports on Sunday delivered the most-watched final round of the Masters since 2018, as Rory McIlroy won in a playoff to capture his first green jacket along with golf’s career grand slam: pic.twitter.com/72JWrmZ8B6
— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) April 14, 2025
That marks a 33% increase over last year’s numbers and positions this Masters broadcast as the most-watched golf telecast on any network in seven years.
In a digital-first era, CBS also celebrated record-breaking streaming figures on Paramount+, which recorded its largest non-NFL sports day ever and the most-streamed golf event in the service’s history.
For McIlroy, this historic win not only cements his place among legends such as Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, but also marks him as the First European ever to complete golf’s modern Grand Slam.
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