Rory McIlroy wins back to back Green Jackets with hard fought ...
Rory McIlroy added another defining chapter to his career Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club, winning the 2026 Masters to claim back-to-back titles. The victo
cbs12.comHere’s the latest on back-to-back Masters winners and who earned the green jacket.
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Rory McIlroy secured back-to-back Masters titles, winning the green jacket in 2025 and again in 2026. This makes him the fourth player in Masters history to win consecutive green jackets, joining Jack Nicklaus (1965-66), Nick Faldo (1989-90), and Tiger Woods (2001-02) [source coverage from major golf outlets in April 2026 confirms the feat].[3][6][8]
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The Masters tradition for presenting the jacket when there’s a repeat winner remains: the current Augusta National Club Chairman presents the jacket to the new champion, not the previous winner, and the defending champion cannot personally don the jacket for the new winner. This has been outlined in tournament rule discussions surrounding back-to-back wins.[5][9]
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For context, Scottie Scheffler won the Masters in 2024, and Rory McIlroy’s back-to-back victory in 2025-2026 marks the latest occurrence of a repeat winner in the modern era, following the long gap since Tiger Woods’ back-to-back in 2001-02.[2][6][8]
If you’d like, I can pull up direct quotes from the latest articles or summarize the key moments from the 2025 and 2026 Masters championships.