Rory McIlroy is a top golf player. Many people think he is one of the best.

But McIlroy will have a big future.

He will be 36 next month. He thinks he plays better now than 10 years ago. It is true.

He has not won this much before May.

He won the important sports competition.

Now he has a special place for his things and his green jacket. He can also eat dinner with the other winners. This took 11 years to happen. It feels great!

He was happy because he won the game. He felt relief and then joy.

"What will we talk about next year?" McIlroy asked.

How about doing it next month?

He won the four big tennis tournaments. Maybe he can win all of them this year. The other tournaments this year are good for him.

The golf tournament is next month. It will be at Quail Hollow.

Last summer, he had a fun idea. If the best player could pick the place for the last game, where would it be? He said Quail Hollow very fast.

The U.S. Open is at Oakmont. This is a big course for players who hit the ball far. This is good for him. But last time he played there, he did not play well because of rain. He left before the weekend.

Rory McIlroy is a golfer. He is playing in a big golf event at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. He played there before and did not play well. This time, he wants to play much better.

He feels more free now, not so much pressure.

Now, people talk about McIlroy in a new way.

It is hard when people ask about what you did and did not do.

Brad Faxon, a friend of McIlroy, said McIlroy can win many more big golf games.

Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus said Tiger Woods could win many green jackets. He won some.

Padraig Harrington said McIlroy could be a great player like Jack.

Nicklaus won 18 big golf games. McIlroy won five big games, the same as Brooks Koepka. This is 10 less than Woods.

It is easy to feel happy. This Masters is like big moments at Augusta.

But this was not easy for McIlroy. He did not win a big golf game for 11 years. He wanted to win the Masters game a lot. But he only had a good chance to win two times before.

Other players were not so lucky.

He said he would have many days like this to win a big game.

McIlroy is the sixth player to win the four big golf games.

Another player, Sarazen, won in 1935. It was called the Augusta National Invitation Tournament then. Green jackets started in 1949. The dinner started in 1952.

McIlroy is a great player. He won the last part of the Masters. The Masters is a famous golf game. It is special because it is always in the same place.

He is one of the best golf players ever.

Sam Snead and Phil Mickelson have won many golf games.

Tom Watson won many golf games, 39 in total, and eight big ones. Palmer was very important for golf now. But neither of them won the PGA Championship.

He is a good golfer, but he wants to be better.