Rory McIlroy completes Grand Slam with Masters victory after play-off

Incredible drama at Augusta

And just like that, Rory McIlroy has banished all his major championship demons, and made up for all the near misses and chokes.

With his victory at the Masters he has become just the sixth man ever to complete the career Grand Slam, following Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods in winning the US Open, the Open Championship, PGA Championship, and the Masters.

A final round to remember

It was one of the most tense and topsy-turvy final rounds in recent memory.

McIlroy started the day with a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau, but this was thrown away on just the first hole when he made double bogey.

The American then took the lead on the second, with a birdie on the downhill par 5.

The Northern Irishman took back the lead with some superb putting, while DeChambeau faltered, and even gained a four-stroke lead over the field at one stage.

However, Justin Rose went on a back-nine tear, making five birdies from holes 11-16, while McIlroy had a huge blunder on the par 5 13th.

With a three-shot lead at that point, McIlroy made the sensible choice to lay up, giving himself what was a straightforward pitch shot, but proceeded to put it into Raes Creek and make double bogey.

Another bogey came on the 14th, as Rose took the lead, but his round was saved by a magical approach shot on 15, which hooked about 30 yards around a tree, setting up a birdie.

A lengthy birdie putt on 18 meant McIlroy needed another birdie from somewhere, and he found it on 17 to move to -12.

It looked like the title was secure after a huge drive up 18, leaving him wedge in, but he found the bunker and missed the par putt to win the tournament.

A play-off with Rose ensued, and after Englishman hit an impressive approach shot on 18, McIlroy hit his to four feet and holed the putt to win after Rose missed.