Rory McIlroy's triumphant win at the 2025 Masters sparked exuberant celebrations back in Holywood, Northern Ireland, his hometown. Fans gathered at the local golf club, experiencing a whirlwind of emotions as McIlroy clinched his first green jacket after an 11-year major drought, achieving a career Grand Slam. The Lady Captain of Holywood Golf Club expressed the collective joy of the community, emphasizing a deep-rooted connection to McIlroy. Local businesses, like Skinners Bakery, even joined the jubilation, creating biscuits featuring McIlroy's likeness and witnessing a surge of orders in celebration of his remarkable victory.
"It really was a roller-coaster ride," Holywood Golf Club's Lady Captain Ruth Watt told BBC Breakfast of McIlroy's 2025 Masters. "The whole club has been on this journey with Rory, and many of them don't play golf at all, but Rory is from Holywood and his mom and dad. It's just overwhelming."
"Skinners Bakery" in Holywood baked biscuits with McIlroy's face on them after his victory at Augusta National and were selling out of the treat in no time. "I've had to go home twice to print more," baker Graham McMarsh said. "The printer is running out of ink!"
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