Amazon Prime Video has announced a new documentary about Rory McIlroy and his long wait to win the Masters. Titled Rory McIlroy: The Masters Wait, the film follows the journey that ended with his victory at the 2025 Masters and the completion of his career Grand Slam.
Prime Video revealed the project on Wednesday and released the first trailer. The documentary will premiere on March 30, just days before McIlroy returns to Augusta National for the 2026 Masters as the defending champion.
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The film focuses on McIlroy’s history at Augusta National, the only major that had long remained missing from his resume. Earlier in his career he had already won the other three majors, claiming the U.S. Open in 2011, the PGA Championship in 2012 and the Open Championship in 2014.
The trailer revisits key moments from that journey. It begins with McIlroy’s collapse during the final round of the 2011 Masters and moves through several close calls before his breakthrough victory in 2025, when he defeated Justin Rose in a playoff to complete the career Grand Slam.
McIlroy himself tells much of the story in the preview appearing as the only interview voice. The trailer also includes footage from his final round at Augusta during the 2025 Masters.
Prime Video said the documentary is built around the hole by hole drama of that final round as McIlroy finally secured the green jacket.
Rory McIlroy nominated for Laureus World Comeback of the Year award
Rory McIlroy’s long-awaited Masters breakthrough continues to receive recognition beyond the golf world. The Northern Irish star has now been nominated for the Laureus World Comeback of the Year award following the season that saw him complete the career Grand Slam.
His achievement had already received major recognition late last year. In December, McIlroy won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, becoming only the third golfer to receive the honour. At the same ceremony, Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup team was named Team of the Year after its victory at Bethpage.
Now McIlroy’s season has been acknowledged on the global stage as well. The 35-year-old is one of the nominees in the comeback category at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
He faces competition from athletes across different sports, including tennis player Amanda Anisimova, cyclists Egan Bernal and Simon Yates, Olympic athlete Yulimar Rojas and England football captain Leah Williamson.
The winners of the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards will be announced later this year at a ceremony in Madrid.
Edited by Sonali Verma
