THIS STUNNING TRIUMPH HAS MOVED ME TO TEARS

I REMEMBER Italia 90, the smiling faces, the way everyone seemed to buy into the feel-good factor.

- camondunphy

For me, though, there were mixed feelings. Yes, it was great to see Irish football on the world stage. But while the team reached a World Cup quarter-final, it never reached its potential.

I felt pleased for people who were having a great time but the truth is that we were treated to a lot of sentimental old mush in those weeks.

People jumped on a bandwagon and celebrated a side who scored two goals and didn't win a match in the tournament.

So the difference between what Jack Charlton did in 1990 and what Rory Mcllroy did on Sunday night is simple: Rory won.

To do so he had to beat two things.

The first was his demons as the memory of his four-shot lead getting wiped away from 2011 had never left him.

And the second thing was the opposition. The field at Augusta 2025 was incredibly deep. Yet Rory had too much for them.

Watching his travails across 14 years, I've grown to appreciate that this gifted young man has as much substance as he does style.

When LIV tried to buy him out, he stood up for his beliefs and said no to the oil money.