McIlroy breaks Masters drought with remarkable victory in a play-off

Rory McIlroy has defied another Masters meltdown to win in a playoff from Justin Rose and become the first European to secure a career grand slam more than a decade in the making.The Northern Irishman (11 under, 72, 66, 66, 73) was four shots clear through 10 holes but, as he did 14 years ago at Augusta National, stumbled with five dropped shots as Rose (65, 71, 75, 66) surged to finish level.A bogey on the last hole of regulation forced a sudden-death playoff and both men had birdie putts on the first extra hole, McIlroy putting his approach to three feet after Rose’s had settled 15 feet away.Rose’s effort slid by, before McIlroy tapped in to clinch his maiden Masters title and first major in 11 years.The 35-year-old fell to the ground in relief after his putt dropped, having watched a five-foot par attempt on the same hole slide by minutes earlier that would have sealed the triumph in regulation.Tiger Woods was the last man to complete the set of all four majors when he dominated the...