As Rory McIlroy made his way through a tunnel of fans toward the Augusta National clubhouse, a man who’d just posted an 81 stood waiting at the other end. A beaming Shane Lowry wrapped up his friend in a burly man hug and picked him up 2 feet off the ground.

Golf star Shane Lowry has revealed how Rory McIlroy admitted he could retire happy now he has finally won The Masters. The Northern Irishman defeated England's Justin Rose in a nail-biting play-off on Sunday to complete his career Grand Slam.

Fellow Irishman Shane Lowry lifted McIlroy off the ground in a bear hug, a microcosm of the love the new Masters champion felt from all over Sunday evening.