In the end, this second Masters championship for Rory McIlroy is almost unavoidably going to become a milestone.
If last year’s emotional triumph to complete the grand slam was a destination – the destination – then retaining it puts him in rarefied air, but doesn’t answer the only question that will ultimately matter when all is said and done: where this child prodigy from Northern Ireland turned golfing superstar will rank among the all-time greats.
