"It will take the world off his shoulders and you're now going to see a lot more of really good golf out of Rory McIlroy," Nicklaus said after the match.

Rory McIlroy made history on Sunday, becoming just the sixth golfer to achieve the career grand slam after finally taking home the green jacket at the Masters. McIlroy now joins PGA Tour legends Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only golfers in history to achieve that milestone.

Rory McIlroy is now the sixth player in history to complete the career Grand Slam. He joins Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, and Gene Sarazen. This Masters Sunday will go into the history books as one of the most dramatic ever. And it will live on forever as the Green Jacket for one of the game's greats.