
From staring into the abyss for another Masters disaster, there’s now more reason than ever to look to the future with optimism
Rory McIlroy his wife Erica Stoll and daughter Poppy after winning the Masters in Augusta. Photo: David J Phillip/AP
(Scene from the coronation of a Masters champion)
It’s getting on for eight o’clock. A gorgeous time of the evening in April at Augusta. The play-off has pushed Rory McIlroy’s big moment back maybe 40 minutes. From our vantage point behind the 10th tee box, the sun is nestling gently in the pines to the left of the first hole.