Another incredible Masters is in the books, and the menu for next year's Champions Dinner is once again in the hands of Rory McIlroy.
The 36-year-old became just the fourth man to win the green jacket in back-to-back years, joining an illustrious list alongside Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, and Tiger Woods.
Here are the top quotes from the latest edition of a tournament that never disappoints.
"Rory's got the monkey off his back, and I think he has a very, very good chance to repeat." - Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus called his shot early in the week, choosing McIlroy as his pick for the 2026 Masters. McIlroy admitted the two had talked leading up to the event, with Nicklaus jokingly telling him, "No f---ing double-bogeys." McIlroy made four last year but cut that number in half this time around.
"Prints in eight hours. Machines, they're three or four hours." - Bryson DeChambeau
Considering DeChambeau shockingly missed the cut, perhaps his most memorable moment from this year's Masters came during the interview period. The 32-year-old told reporters that he was using a 3-D-printed 5-iron. DeChambeau struggled mightily to hit both the self-made iron and his regular set accurately, though his bunker play was the primary reason for his early exit.
"Went to the toilet last night a lot of times, and this morning when I got to the golf course and still feeling really bad and kind of, like, live in the toilet." - Haotong Li
Li experienced everyone's biggest nightmare Thursday evening after a bout of food poisoning caused him to become quite familiar with the bathroom at his accommodations. However, Li, showing incredible bravery in both his play and his decision to wear white pants, somehow made it to Sunday inside the top 10. Things blew up in the final round for the Chinese star, who registered a quintuple-bogey 10 on the 13th hole en route to an 8-over 80.
"Rory might win every year. I said that yesterday. I mean, he really could win five more of these." - Fred Couples
Couples, the 1992 Masters winner, raved about McIlroy's chances daily, but it was shortly after this particular prediction that the reigning champion birdied six of his final seven holes.
"That chip-in on 17 was unreal. That was one of the coolest things I've seen in sports." - Mason Howell
As the U.S. Amateur champion, Mason Howell got the honor of playing with the defending Masters champion during the opening two rounds. Although the 18-year-old didn't make the cut, he did get a front-row seat to one of the biggest heaters Augusta has ever seen. McIlroy's birdie binge to end Friday's round was highlighted by an incredible chip-in birdie on 17, which Howell praised after the round.
"None. Golf is golf." - Jon Rahm
Rahm wanted nothing to do with questions about whether his preparation for the Masters has changed since he moved to LIV, as he responded bluntly when asked what adjustments are required for majors. It's certainly fair to ask given that he's only finished outside the top 30 at the Masters twice, both of which happened after he joined LIV.
"It was nice to be at that score and not hacking it round and over par like I generally do around here." - Tyrrell Hatton
Hatton surged to a third-place showing Sunday, but his best work on - and off - the course came Friday. He became just the third man to hit all 18 greens in regulation in one round en route to a 66 and then dropped this nugget of truth afterward.
"Maybe I'm just good." - Shane Lowry
The man with the most impressive hole-in-one collection in professional golf added another to his resume Saturday with an electric ace on the par-3 sixth. The ace is Lowry's second at Augusta after he achieved the feat on the 16th in 2016, and it joins the 17th at TPC Sawgrass and the seventh hole at Pebble Beach on his growing hit list. Lowry jokingly offered this quick response when asked how this keeps happening.
"I would have liked it to have been a little bit more equal in terms of the firmness on Thursday and Friday." - Scottie Scheffler
Scheffler entered the weekend 12 shots behind McIlroy and ended up only one out of a playoff Sunday. The World No. 1 produced an incredible display of bogey-free golf over the final 36 holes. Then, as he's known to do, Scheffler found something to call out during his post-round interview. The conditions were certainly softer Friday, but that doesn't excuse the 29-year-old for posting his first over-par round at Augusta in three years.
"I don't make it easy. I used to make it easy back in my early 20s when I was winning these things by eight shots." - Rory McIlroy
Golf fans of a certain age don't know McIlroy as anything but the player who closes tournaments like he's performing a death-defying stunt sequence from "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. However, his first two major wins in 2011 and 2012 both ended in dominant eight-shot advantages. Let's admit, watching today's version of McIlroy is much more thrilling for everyone besides those holding his name on their betting slips.
"I'm not going to tell you." - Sergio Garcia
Golf's most petulant champion was again up to his old tricks last week at Augusta. Garcia attacked the tee box and a cooler Sunday on the par-5 second, breaking his driver in an outrageous tantrum. He was given a warning for his conduct two holes later and refused to publicly address the incident after the round.
