Rory McIlroy has dominated this season, and the plethora of awards he's received this month speaks volumes for how significant a year this has been for him. 

Fans have no doubt that this is the best season of his career. 

Rory McIlroy broke the curse and finally won the Masters he had been waiting for years. In addition, he managed to achieve for him the greatest feat in the history of golf - a victory on guest soil in the Ryder Cup. 

When we look at everything, then there is no doubt that Rory had a dream season and that he really achieved all the goals he set out to achieve.

In an interview with Sky Sports, before the premiere of the documentary McIlroy 2025: A Career Year, the popular golfer revealed how he felt before the final round and the start of the Masters. 

The famous golfer reveals that year after year he felt intense pressure and that he thought that maybe the Masters was slipping away from him.

"Yeah, I did doubt that moment would ever happen," McIlroy told Sky Sports. 

"I felt like I'd had loads of chances before.

I ended up winning The Masters at 35 but I had a chance when I was 21. I also had a chance when I was 28. I've had a few more chances in between, and as your career goes on, you know, you feel like that window is closing.

Going into that Sunday I would say, 'could this be my final chance? Could this be the one?' I think with the way it all played out, Bryson in the final group and just after Pinehurst in 2024 [US Open], there was a lot riding on that day.'

So yeah, I had my doubts before that, but I had to sort of put that all in the back of my mind, just go out and try to play a good round of golf, which I don't feel like I did. I did in parts, but I didn't in others."

Although he had many problems and faced difficult moments at the last Masters, Rory showed mental strength and managed to recover. 

Explaining the reason for his victory to Sky Sports reporters, Rory recalled moments from his childhood when he watched the Masters as a kid, hoping that one day he would have the same opportunity.

"We would watch The Masters as a boy and a father and just think about playing that tournament one day. Then all of a sudden, from playing it to trying to win it, and then to have that moment.

I remember being with Harry [Diamond, caddie] in 2005 when Tiger [Woods] chipped in on 16 against Chris DiMarco, and we watched that together. I have that reaction, I stand up, I turn around, and who's the first person I see? It's Harry."- he concluded.