McIlroy, the Masters and greatness

The final round of the Masters on Sunday wasn't just a day of exceptional drama; it was a reminder to football of what makes sport important

I wasn’t allowed to sit up to watch Sandy Lyle in 1988. Instead I saw his famous bunker shot on the 18^th on breakfast TV the next day, as I’d seen Larry Mize’s chip-in on 11 to defeat Greg Norman in a play-off the year before. In 1989, though, aged 12, there was no way I was budging and I stayed up with my dad to see Scott Hoch miss his two-footer in th…