He is 36 next month. He thinks he plays better now than 10 years ago. People agree.

He didn't win a lot before May. Now he feels very happy and free.

He was the best player in the Masters tournament.

Now he has a special box upstairs in the building. He has a green jacket there for the rest of his life. He can eat dinner with the other winners. He waited 11 years for this moment. He feels very happy about it.

McIlroy put his head down after he won. He felt relief. Then he felt joy. Scottie Scheffler helped him put on a green jacket. He was very happy to win.

What will we talk about next year?

How about next month for the meeting?

He won all the big tennis games in his career. Now maybe he can win all of them in one year. He can win the other big games this year.

The golf event is next month. It is at a place called Quail Hollow. McIlroy won there four times.

Last summer, someone asked him a fun question. He quickly said Quail Hollow.

The U.S. Open is at Oakmont. It's a big course for people who hit the ball far. This could be good for him. But last time, he didn't play well because of rain and he left early.

Rory McIlroy plays golf at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland again. He wants to play better this time. Last time, he started badly and did not finish the game.

He feels happy and not worried when he comes back.

This is for later, but it shows how people talk about McIlroy now. They ask what more he can get.

Scheffler said it can be hard for people when they are asked, 'You did this, but you didn't do that.'

Brad Faxon is McIlroy's friend and helps him with putting. Faxon said McIlroy can win many big golf games, maybe 10.

Some famous golfers said Tiger Woods could win many green jackets. He won five.

Someone said Rory McIlroy could be very good.

Nicklaus won 18 major golf games. McIlroy won five major games, like Koepka. This is ten fewer than Woods.

It is easy to feel happy. This golf event is like good times at Augusta National, like Woods in 2019 or Nicklaus in 1986.

But it was hard for him. He didn't win a big prize for 11 years. Winning the Masters was his big wish. But he only had a real chance to win two times before.

Some players like Greg Norman and Tom Weiskopf were very sad. They lost games and it made them feel bad for a long time.

McIlroy wanted to win a big golf game and a special green jacket. He wanted it very much.

McIlroy is the sixth player to win the Grand Slam.

Another player won here before. It was Sarazen in 1935. It was not called the Masters then. He won the Augusta National Tournament. Winners got green jackets later, in 1949. The special dinner for winners started in 1952.

He is the only player to win the last part of the Masters. It is special because it is always in the same place.

Think about who is in the history of golf.

Sam Snead won 82 golf games. That is a lot. Phil Mickelson won many games too, but not the U.S. Open.

Tom Watson won 39 games on the PGA Tour and eight big tournaments. Palmer is very important in golf today. Neither of them won the PGA Championship.

McIlroy asked if he would be great. The Masters helped him. Now, how far can he go?