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Pressure of chasing Masters glory takes its toll on Rory McIlroy

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy has revealed how the pressure of chasing the career grand slam turns him into a "complete p----" during the Masters.

McIlroy needs to win at Augusta National to join Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan and Gary Player in having claimed all four major titles.

And asked to name the first thing he thinks of when someone mentions the year's first major, McIlroy told Golf Digest: "Stressful. I am, ask anyone who knows me, a complete p---- in the week leading up to Augusta. But they understand and know that.