McIlroy holds nerve to win second successive Masters

Rory McIlroy says he has no plans "to stop here" after emerging from a white knuckle final round to retain the Masters and match European great Sir Nick Faldo's haul of six major titles.

Tied with Cameron Young overnight, McIlroy slipped two shots off the lead after six holes but rallied to beat Scottie Scheffler by a stroke at Augusta National and become the fourth player to win successive Masters.

Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald said McIlroy is "undoubtedly the best European golfer of all time now" as he moved to within one of Harry Vardon, the Jersey-born golfer who between 1896-1914 won a record six Open Championships and a US Open in a time before the Masters or US PGA Championship had been established.

Faldo won three Masters and three Open titles between 1989-96.