Nike Drops Rory McIlroy Masters Video That Blows Up the Internet
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Troy Finnegan is a Newsweek contributor based in Colorado. His focus is golf, football and basketball. Troy has been with Newsweek since February 2025 and also writes for ClutchPoints. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. You can get in touch with Troy by emailing t.finnegan@newsweek.com.
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McIlroy completed the career grand slam on Sunday after a final round that had plenty of twists and turns. After falling out of the lead on the second hole, McIlroy regained the top spot and held it throughout most of the rest of the round.
A brief blip on No. 13, where McIlroy made his fourth double bogey of the week, Justin Rose took the top spot, but the two Europeans ended up tied at 11-under-par on the 18th hole and went to a playoff.
McIlroy his two great shots, setting up a short birdie putt to win the tournament. After the historic victory, Nike dropped a perfect ad celebrating the Green Jacket.
The video was retweeted by several accounts including NUCLR Golf, having drawn hundreds of thousands of views in the first couple of hours.
Nike usually has great advertisements when some of their biggest stars win the biggest prizes in sports, so it’s no surprise that they had something queued up for such a monumental moment.
McIlroy became the sixth golfer ever to win the career grand slam with this victory and the first since Tiger Woods did it in 2000, so this isn’t something that comes around all the time.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 13: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland speaks during the Green Jacket Ceremony after the final round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2025 in… AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 13: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland speaks during the Green Jacket Ceremony after the final round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia.
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images
McIlroy doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. The Masters marks his third victory of the season to go along with the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Players Championship, which he also won in a playoff.
The next major, the PGA Championship, is being played at Quail Hollow Club. McIlroy has won four times there during his career as it is a frequent stop on the PGA Tour.
He will be comfortable there, so we could be seeing more Nike ads for him sooner rather than later.
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