Trump commends Rory McIlroy's 'tremendous courage' fighting for Masters win on Sunday: 'It was amazing'

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President Donald Trump was among those who thought Rory McIlroy's Masters triumph connected Sunday showed precisely what the legendary golfer was made of arsenic helium battled done highs and lows passim the round. 

Speaking with reporters connected Air Force One, Trump gave his congratulations to McIlroy, who became the sixth golfer ever to seizure the coveted Grand Slam, winning each azygous nonrecreational play major. 

"I person to congratulate Rory," Trump said erstwhile a newsman asked if helium watched The Masters. "That took tremendous courage. He was having a hard time, but it showed large guts and stamina and courage.

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Rory McIlroy with Masters trophy

Rory McIlroy holds the Masters title trophy during the last circular of the Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)

"People person nary thought however pugnacious that is. He came back. It’s amended for him that it happened that mode due to the fact that that showed existent courageousness to person travel backmost from what could've been a calamity – it was amazing."

Trump called The Masters "maybe my favourite sporting show," and that helium loves watching it each twelvemonth erstwhile possible. 

He besides gave a shout-out to Justin Rose, the Englishman who McIlroy had to look successful a sudden-death playoff aft helium missed his par putt connected his 72nd spread of the tourney to cod the win. 

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Rose buried a heavy birdie putt connected Hole 18 to determination to 11-under and enactment unit connected McIlroy, who bogeyed that aforesaid spread successful regulation. 

"Justin Rose was great," Trump, an avid golfer himself, added. "Look, they're large athletes nether tremendous pressure. But unless you're a golfer, you don't recognize that hundredth of an inch makes a quality betwixt a large changeable and a horrible shot."

Rory McIlroy yells aft  Masters win

Rory McIlroy falls to his knees successful solemnisation aft winning a playoff connected the no. 18 greenish during the last circular of the Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)

McIlroy and Rose went backmost to the 18th tee container for the sudden-death playoff, which would've had a 2nd spread connected No. 10 if needed. 

But McIlroy's attack shot, which trickled down a slope to 2 feet, enactment unit connected Rose to hide his birdie opportunity. After a agelong work astir the green, Rose enactment his champion changeable connected it, but it went excessively acold left. He finished with a par and hoped that Hole 10 was wherever helium would caput next. 

McIlroy didn't fto it get to that, arsenic helium sunk the putt connected 18 this clip and dropped to his knees. 

At that point, the value of 11 years without a large triumph and yet collecting the vocation Grand Slam near him arsenic helium welled up successful tears. 

Rory McIlroy and Donald Trump broadside  by side

President Donald Trump told reporters connected Air Force One that helium thought Rory McIlroy's triumph astatine The Masters showed "tremendous courage." (IMAGN)

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Patrons astir the greenish roared arsenic McIlroy fto retired respective bursts of solemnisation earlier joining his household and squad for heartwarming moments. 

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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

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