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Irish Daily Star
|April 09, 2025
RORY MCILROY has claimed that he no longer fears having his heart broken at the Masters.
The world No.2 (left) has had an unrequited love affair with Augusta National since losing a four-shot lead here in 2011.
After winning The Players last month, the Ulsterman claimed: "You have to be willing to get your heart broken" and admitted he spent years fearing failure.
And yesterday, speaking before his 17th appearance here -and his 11th bid to complete his career Grand Slam - Mcllroy revealed he is now ready to be "vulnerable" in pursuit of history.
"I think it as a self-preservation mechanism," he explained.
This story is from the April 09, 2025 edition of Irish Daily Star.
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