The sporting world was hooked on the beauty of Augusta National Golf Course and this year’s Masters Tournament, as Rory McIlroy cemented his golfing heritage and claimed the career grand slam on Sunday.
However, Mullingar golfers watching may remember a young McIlroy twice playing the Mullingar Scratch Cup, winning in 2006, when a then 17-year-old McIlroy captured the crowds imagination to win the competition.
