Rory McIlroy hosted the Champions Dinner at Augusta National on Tuesday night in the company of true legends of the game like Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.
In addition to McIlroy, Nicklaus, Player and others, Nick Faldo attends the Champions Dinner every year due to his three Masters victories in 1989, 1990 and 1996.
And the Englishman has just shared a ‘really cool’ story from the Champions Dinner on Tuesday night.
It is one of the most exclusive dinner parties in the world.
In fact, it’s fair to argue that it is the most exclusive, due to the fact that you can only attend via two ways – either by winning The Masters or being appointed to the Augusta National board.
McIlroy finally joined the club last year when he won The Masters for the first time.
Meanwhile Nicklaus has won a record six green jackets and Player has reigned supreme three times at Augusta National.
Brilliant Rory McIlroy, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player story from the Champions Dinner
Gary Player welcomed Rory McIlroy to the Masters Champions Dinner club on Tuesday night on his social media platforms.
And Nick Faldo took to his official X account on Wednesday to share a superb story from the Champions Dinner on Tuesday night.
Faldo told a story about something that involved McIlroy, Player and Nicklaus on his X account.
“I know you want to all know about Champions Dinner last night,“ Faldo said.
“It was very nice. Food was great.
“Of course, there was a really cool moment when Rory, Jack, and Gary were syphoned off for a photograph secretly.
“You know, they’re the only Grand Slam winners here, so that was a very cool moment for Rory.
“He spoke well, of course. It was all good.“
That is a truly brilliant story.
Rory McIlroy still one short of Grand Slam photo he really wants
McIlroy got his photo alongside two other Grand Slam winners.
It is such a shame that Tiger Woods is not at Augusta National this year.
Hopefully Woods will be in The Masters field next year, and McIlroy can get a photo alongside the other three living Grand Slam winners.
McIlroy fulfilled a lifelong dream by winning The Masters in 2025, and subsequently completing the Grand Slam.
Now he will be hoping that Tiger Woods is ready to play at Augusta National next year so he can fulfil another one of his dreams.
