Tiger Woods leads the reaction to the long -awaited victory of the masters of Rory Mcilroy

Tiger Woods accepted Rory mcilroy At the most exclusive club of Golf after his dramatic victory in the 89th Masters.

Mcilroy defeated Justin Rose On the first hole of a playoff a Augusta National To join Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen, having won all four main titles.

“Welcome to the @mcilroyryry club,” he published Woods on social media.

“Completing the Grand Slam in Augusta is something special. Your determination during this round, and this whole trip has shown, and now you are part of the story. Proud of you!”

Mcilroy’s intimate friend Shane Lowry He joked that Mcilroy could happily retire after completing the career Grand Slam.

“This means everything for him,” Lowry said to Golf Channel.

“This is all he thinks about, everything he is talking about. He always told me that a happy man would have withdrawn if he had won the green jacket, so I told Erica (Mcilroy’s wife) that he can now retire.

“He had a long 10, 11 years old, he had many obstacles to overcome and is a merit for him.”

Tommy Fleetwood, who finished 21 years after a closing 69, added: “I said it a lot of times, I think Rory is the best player of our generation. I don’t think he had to prove it for a while.

“For him, having finally achieved this, a career Grand Slam, is incredibly special. I think this time he would always arrive, it is only Rory who makes you feel as if he won’t do it at a certain point.

“Whatever he did today, Rory’s place in golf (story) was sure, but this has just added another level above.

“I think it is the best of our generation and is now one of the biggest of all time.”