Rory McIlroy's grand slam win takes the roof off: Hometown Holywood Golf Club president Tony Denvir on his packed clubhouse's ecstatic reaction to the Masters victory

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Tony Denvir, president of Rory McIlroy's home club Holywood, tells the News Letter about members' overjoyed reaction to his grand slam win at the Masters, celebrating so hard "the roof nearly came off". Footage by Iain Gray, 14 April 2025.

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00:00So you're the the president of Hollywood Golf Club. My name is Tony

00:05Denver. I'm president just this year 2025. And you were here last night until

00:10the early hours watching Roy McElroy finally get the green jacket. Finally yes

00:14yes we were here until the very early hours yes. The place was packed and the

00:20atmosphere was incredible. It's hard to put into words actually how great the

00:24atmosphere was and when that final put went in the place just erupted and the roof

00:30nearly come off there you know it was amazing scenes amazing. And as we're

00:36saying it was a very bit of a roller coaster getting there but it certainly

00:40was that's a good way of describing it a roller coaster and he double buggy the

00:44first so it was it was right down the bottom of the coaster and then it was

00:47just up and down and up and down even at the 18th in regulation where he missed

00:52the green unfortunately into the bunker we were kind of thinking oh my goodness

00:56is this is history going to repeat itself again but obviously put it together on

01:01the playoff hold shot into the playoff hold was just fantastic under that

01:05amount of pressure and it's just incredible incredible

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