A concoction of sweaty bodies and long-lens cameras was deadlocked in the upper left-hand corner of the No. 15 grandstand at Augusta National as Rory McIlroy’s 7-foot eagle putt slid underneath the cup.

Rory McIlroy’s Masters win was a long time in the making, and to some, it looked like he would never overcome his Augusta National boogeymen. It took the Rory McIlroy 17 attempts before he eventually lifted the green jacket over his shoulders.