After waiting 17 years for his first green jacket, McIlroy kept it on Sunday at Augusta National, though his second straight Masters victory wasn’t any easier than the first.
Masters recap: More history, more memories, more McIlroy
In this "Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav," Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner review the final round of the Masters -- and the week as a whole at Augusta National -- which culminated in Rory McIlroy winning a thriller for the second time.
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McIlroy assumes role at 'head of the table' without Tiger and Phil at the Masters
During “Live From the Masters” after the final round at Augusta, Golf Channel's Rich Lerner, said he believes that after winning his second Masters, without Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, that Rory McIlroy has assumed the role at the "head of the table" in golf.
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