Skip to main content
Indiana Fever On SI

Caitlin Clark's Rory McIlroy Masters Prediction Comes True

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark cooked with her Masters golf tournament prediction.
Grant Young|
Caitlin Clark addresses the crowd during her jersey retirement ceremony Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
Caitlin Clark addresses the crowd during her jersey retirement ceremony Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. | Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

On April 13, Rory McIlroy won the iconic Masters golf tournament, which is the first time he has ever won the Masters and his 5th major championship victory.

It also meant that McIlroy produced the elusive career grand slam, which means winning all four of the major golf championships (the Masters, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, and the Open Championship).

McIlroy was pitted against Justin Rose in a sudden death playoff round after they both finished the regular 18 holes with scores of -11. And as soon as McIlroy sank his winning put, the relief was clearly wiped away and powerful emotions came to the surface.

One person who was surely excited about this outcome is Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark, as she made her rooting interest in McIlroy apparent during her April 12 interview with Kira K. Dixon for the Masters' Under The Umbrellas show.

"I think Rory's going to do it, which I think will be really cool," Clark said. "We were sitting at the 18th green yesterday, and you could just tell that everybody was cheering extra hard for him, and he had a really good day, so that was really fun to watch. I think it would be very memorable to be here for that."

She then added, "I think everybody wants it to happen, he really wants it, I think the way he bounced back on Thursday, how his round ended too, was cool to watch. So I think he wants to get it done, and I think he might."

Clark was spot on with that sentiment.

Recommended Reading:

Published | Modified
Grant Young
GRANT YOUNG

Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the Indiana Fever and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.

Share on XFollow GrvntYoung
Home/News