Greg Norman believes that Rory McIlroy's second win at the Masters has teed him up perfectly to win all four majors once again in 2026.

McIlroy became just the fourth player, and the first since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002, to win back-to-back editions at Augusta with an impressive showing last weekend. 

The 36-year-old ended on 12 under, one shot clear of two-time champion Scottie Scheffler, having gone into a record lead following a sensational second-round display. 

His victory came 12 months after he became the sixth player, after Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen to complete the career Grand Slam. 

The next major takes place next month at the PGA Championship, where McIlroy is a two-time winner, which is followed by the U.S. Open in June and The Open a month later. 

And Norman, who won The Open twice in 1986 and 1993, would not be surprised if McIlroy swept all the majors once again this year. 

"I said it to myself when I was watching the final round," Norman exclusively told Stats Perform when asked if the Northern Irishman could win all four majors once again. 

"I said to myself he has got a big chance of winning the slam again this year."

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McIlroy joined an elite list with his success at Augusta, joining Woods, Nicklaus and Nick Faldo in being the only players to defend their Masters crown. 

But when asked to see where McIlroy would rank among those players, Norman could not split the quartet in his ratings. 

"I think they're all equally uniquely special. Any time you defend any title, it's a great thing, but to defend a major championship title is even more impressive," Norman added. 

"It's hard to rate him above the other three because they were equally as spectacular. He's joined an elite club, and it's good for him. 

"He's worked on his game, and he's worked hard on the things in life that he needed to have stability in to allow him to do what he needs to do. All kudos to him

"I compliment him very highly for what he's done and how he's done it."

Norman was also quick to laud Scheffler for his comeback, with the world number one having found himself way off the pace after the first two days at Augusta. 

Scheffler finished with a blemish-free round of 68, becoming the first player on record (since 1942) to go bogey-free across the final two rounds at Augusta.

However, his second round of 74 left him 12 shots behind McIlroy at the halfway stage, a deficit too large to come back from.

"It tells you the quality of the player that he truly is," Norman said of Scheffler's comeback. "The quality players always find a way to stay around and they just make it work. 

"Even when you are playing at 80% of your game. His short game and his putting wasn't great. His feel for distance wasn't great, he was driving the ball average early on. 

"He was trying too hard it seemed like at certain times. But great players find a way to get it done to make sure that they are in with a shout at the end. 

"When you look back over 72 holes and you think 'I probably let eight or 12 shots go out there', and he only lost by one, you walk away from that saying 'I'm fine with that'."