India, April 14 -- You are expected to make four-foot putts in professional golf and probably walk away from the hole nonchalantly.

Not if you are Rory McIlroy. And not when it is to win your first-ever Masters title on the 18th hole of Augusta National Golf Club.

Fourteen years of pain and heartbreaks have led to a lot of pent-up emotions in the 35-year-old. It all poured out copiously in the form of tears as McIlroy beat Justin Rose on the first playoff hole.

The golf course that brought him to his knees several times in the past, did that again in the most glorious moment of his career. McIlroy sank to the hallowed turf, holding his head in disbelief, let out a primal scream, and visibly heaved in relief as the demons lifted from hi...