# Reaction
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Golf - Last month April 2026
# Majestic
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# Majestic
McIlroy's second Masterpiece: Rory blows away the Augusta field on astonishing Friday
McIlroy now holds the biggest halfway lead in the history of the Masters.
# Golf
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# Golf
McIlroy makes flying start to Masters second round, Rose the clubhouse leader
The action continues at Augusta.
# Up And Down
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# Up And Down
Lowry happy with his reaction to early 'mishap' across rollercoaster Masters round
Lowry double-bogeyed the fourth hole but reacted well to sign for a two-under round of 70.
# Swinging Free
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# Swinging Free
Rory McIlroy is unburdened and dangerous
McIlroy showed all of his experience and his new-found comfort at Augusta National for his lowest opening round score in 15 years.
# The Masters
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# The Masters
Rory McIlroy shares the early clubhouse lead after helter-skelter 67 at Augusta
McIlroy and Sam Burns are safely in the clubhouse on five-under par.
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Preview: Stories and intrigues aplenty as Rory McIlroy gets set to defend his Masters title
We preview the 2026 Masters at Augusta National.
# Food For Thought
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# Food For Thought
McIlroy hosts champions' dinner for 32 former Masters winners – with grilled elk sliders on the menu
McIlroy’s dinner was reportedly the most expensive ever hosted, at an estimated cost of €290 a head.
# The Rory Story
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# The Rory Story
McIlroy may be unburdened at the Masters – but does he have the hunger to go back-to-back?
McIlroy this week seeks to become only the fourth man to defend the green jacket.
# Test
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Golf - March March 2026
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The tragedy of Tiger Woods
Sinead O’Carroll and Gavin Cooney discuss the rise and prolonged downfall of golf’s greatest ever player.
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