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Yeah for Rory! His win at The Masters was historic and so emotional. There was some golf analysts who touched on Rory's upbringing in Northern Ireland and the support of his parents, but this explains it more....


"To fund his golfing ambitions, McIlroy's parents took on extra jobs. Gerry worked 100 hours a week; he cleaned toilets and showers at a local sports club in the mornings, served as a bartender at Holywood Golf Club from 12 to 6 pm, then returned to the sports club to work behind the bar in the evenings. Rosie looked after Rory during the day, and worked night shifts packaging rolls of tape at a 3M factory in Bangor, County Down. Due to their conflicting schedules, McIlroy's parents rarely saw each other during this period. Gerry later said: "I had no idea what else to do. I’m a working-class man. We wanted to give our only child a chance."
After finding success as a professional golfer, McIlroy bought his parents a house in 2009, and stated: "I’ll never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know they’ll never have to work another day. I’ll do whatever it takes to look after them."

Rory McIlroy has secured his place in golfing history, becoming just the sixth player ever to complete the career Grand Slam after a dramatic and emotional four rounds at The Masters. Overcome with emotion during his post-victory interview, the Northern Irishman, 35, broke down in tears as he paid tribute to his parents - to complete the career Grand Slam - thanking them for the sacrifices they made to support his journey.

McIlroy's parents were not at Augusta, instead watching from back home in Northern Ireland. McIlroy choked up as he discussed their absence, saying: "I think I would say it was 14 years in the making from going out with a four-shot lead in 2011. Feel like I could’ve got it done there and, yeah, there was a lot of pent-up emotion that just came out on that 18th green.