Rory McIlroy hailed by Colin Montgomerie as 'best European golfer ever' after historic Masters-winning season

Rory McIlroy has been hailed as "the best European golfer ever" by Colin Montgomerie following on from the five-time major champion's sparkling 2025 season.

McIlroy ended an 11-year major drought and completed the career grand slam with a thrilling triumph at The Masters in April, while the Northern Irishman can also count a Ryder Cup away win in New York - a first for Europe in the US since 2012 - and a seventh DP World Tour Order of Merit among his 2025 achievements.

McIlroy's latest Race to Dubai success - his fourth in a row - sees him pull to within one of Montgomerie's record haul of eight, which the man himself expects to be broken eventually.