Here’s the latest on Masters back-to-back winners.
- Rory McIlroy won the Masters in 2025 and repeated in 2026, making him the latest back-to-back champion at Augusta. This puts him in an exclusive club of players to defend the green jacket, following Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo, and Jack Nicklaus.[3][5][8]
- The win in 2026 means McIlroy joined that select group as the fourth player to defend the Masters, continuing a rare feat in Masters history.[8][3]
- Context: prior back-to-back Masters champions include Tiger Woods (2001–2002), Nick Faldo (1989–1990), and Jack Nicklaus (1962–1963), with Woods later matching the feat in the early 2000s.[9][3]
If you’d like, I can pull a quick timeline of all back-to-back Masters winners or show a short list of players who have come close but not defended their title.
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Here is more on the golfers who have managed to pull off wins in consecutive years at the Masters.
www.sportingnews.comRory McIlroy has achieved the career Grand Slam.
www.pgatour.comAnother heart-stopping Sunday at Augusta National gave way to the same result as last year, with Rory McIlroy winning his second straight Masters in dramatic fashion.McIlroy entered the final round as the co-leader, but fell behind by two shots early with some poor play on the opening nine. However, the 36-year-old poured in back-to-back birdies on 12 and 13 to flip the board and push ahead of Justin Rose, Scottie Scheffler, and the rest of the chasers.The final result sees McIlroy claim the...
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