Rory McIlroy's final-round 71 secured an outright victory at 12-under par, one stroke ahead of challengers including Scottie Scheffler, eliminating any need for a sudden-death playoff on Augusta National's 18th and 10th holes and locking in trader consensus at 100% "No" for the 2026 Masters playoff market. Despite entering Sunday tied with Cameron Young after Young's third-round 65 offset McIlroy's 73, McIlroy steadied amid pressure from the chasing pack, marking his second straight Green Jacket and joining Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, and Tiger Woods in rare back-to-back Masters history. With official results certified, only an extraordinary scorecard error or disqualification could theoretically reopen playoff odds, though such reversals remain unprecedented at this stage.