Why Scottie Scheffler made bizarre Masters exit after giving Rory McIlroy green jacket

There is simply a logic Scottie Scheffler had thing of an Irish exit from Butler Cabin connected Sunday erstwhile he awarded 2025 Masters champion Rory McIlroy his first-ever greenish jacket.

Two days aft Scheffler made waves complete his relationship pinch McIlroy, successful which nan 2024 Masters victor helped this year’s victor put connected his overgarment earlier swiftly leaving nan scene, nan two-time awesome champion explained really he intended to beryllium a inheritance subordinate to nan Northern Irishman’s large infinitesimal astatine Augusta National.

“In that moment, for illustration it was specified an affectional time for [McIlroy], I benignant of conscionable tried to enactment retired of nan measurement and fundamentally get nan overgarment connected without embarrassing him aliases myself,” said Scheffler, who placed 4th astatine nan Masters astatine 8-under for nan weekend.

It was a roller-coaster last round for McIlroy, 35, who had not won a awesome tourney since nan PGA Championship successful 2014.

Though primed to triumph successful regularisation connected nan par-4 18th, he pushed nan Masters to a playoff aft failing to drain a 4-foot putt that tied him pinch England’s Justin Rose astatine 11-under.

The playoff lasted 1 hole, pinch McIlroy making a birdie earlier collapsing onto nan greenish arsenic he completed a profession Grand Slam.

“There were points successful my profession wherever I didn’t cognize if I would person this bully garment complete my shoulders,’’ McIlroy said. “I surely didn’t make it easy. I was nervous. It was 1 of nan toughest days I’ve ever had connected nan play course.”

Scheffler, a two-time Masters champion now looking to take sides his RBC Heritage title, added Tuesday that he watched McIlroy’s joyous ceremony and recognized nan consciousness of “relief” he must person felt.

“It was really cool for maine to beryllium capable to spot because I have… I don’t person nan knowing of what it’s for illustration to beryllium asked astir nan profession Grand Slam, but I person a mini knowing of what it’s for illustration to beryllium asked, ‘Hey, you accomplished this, but you haven’t accomplished that.’ It tin beryllium very taxing connected group sometimes, truthful it was cool to beryllium capable to spot Rory get nan occupation done, and it was decidedly from nan outside, it looked a spot much for illustration alleviation than anything,” Scheffler said, arsenic covered by Golf.com

With nan PGA Championship conscionable weeks away, possibly McIlroy — besides nan victor of this year’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Players Championship — will beryllium adding moreover much hardware to his increasing collection.

The RBC Heritage tees disconnected Thursday.