Rory McIlroy gives heartfelt advice to daughter, Poppy, after Masters win: 'Never give up on your dreams'

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Rory McIlroy admitted in his post-final round interview with reporters that dropping to his knees after watching his playoff birdie putt sink to win the 89th Masters tournament was pure relief. 

"That was all relief, there wasn’t much joy in that reaction," he said when one reporter asked what emotions he was feeling when he defeated Justin Rose in the first Masters playoff since 2017. "It was all relief. Then, the joy came pretty soon after that. I’ve been coming here 17 years, and it was a good decade-plus of emotion that came out of me there."

McIlroy waited 11 years to not only break his major-win drought, but, more importantly, etch his name alongside the five golf greats who collected the career Grand Slam with every major victory on their resume. 

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Rory McIlroy holds the Masters championship trophy during the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)

McIlroy has been hearing it from the likes of Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, all of whom have the Grand Slam, for years. They believed he would win at Augusta National Golf Club one day, and after coming so close in the past, McIlroy admitted feeling slightly skeptical about ever getting the green jacket fitted for himself. 

However, as he stood up on the podium, the green jacket already placed on his back by the 2024 champion Scottie Scheffler, he looked over at his daughter, Poppy, and delivered quite the heartfelt message after living it out on Sunday. 

"Over to my left, my family, my team," McIlroy said while holding back some tears. "They’ve been on this