Rory McIlroy unveils his Masters Champions menu as touching tribute included

Rory McIlroy has unveiled his menu for the Masters Champions Dinner next month - and there is a special family tribute included.

McIlroy won the Masters Tournament in 2025 in a play-off against Justin Rose, having entered the fourth and final day with a two-shot lead at the top of the field.

In doing so, he became the sixth golfer in history to win all four of golf's major tournaments.

Alongside receiving his first-ever green jacket, McIlroy was also given the traditional responsibility of selecting the menu for the following year's Masters Champions Dinner.

The Northern Irishman gave little away as to his potential choices ahead of a 11am ET press conference on Wednesday - except confirming that cheeseburgers, which previous winner Scottie Scheffler served last year, would not be on offer this time around.

Rory McIlroy's 2026 Masters Champions Dinner menu

Here is what McIlroy has chosen for his menu:

Appetisers

• Peach & ricotta flatbread
• Bacon-wrapped dates
• Rock shrimp tempura
• Grilled elk sliders

Main courses

• Yellowfin tuna carpaccio
• Wagyu filet mignon or seared salmon (served with traditional Irish champ)

Dessert

• Sticky toffee pudding (served with vanilla ice cream and warm toffee sauce)

McIlroy's Masters Champions Dinner menu in full (Image: The Masters)

McIlroy's special tribute

In his media conference, McIlroy stated that the bacon-wrapped dates are a speciality of his mother, Rosie, with the dates stuffed with goat cheese.

He said (as per The Irish Times): "I wanted some personal touches along the way but putting together a good enough menu that everyone would enjoy."

Up to 35 former Masters champions will be present at the dinner, which will take place on the evening before the 2026 tournament gets underway on Thursday, April 9.

Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle were all absent from last year's dinner, with 1971 winner Charles Coody telling journalist Doug Stutsman that a rupture to his Achilles tendon meant Woods was unable to put full weight on his foot to get up the stairs at Augusta.

A year on, Woods is nearing closer to a PGA Tour comeback, having undergone disc replacement surgery in his back while in recovery, but has yet to put a timeframe on when he expects to return.

Speaking at the latest TGL event on Tuesday, he told reporters (via Irish Golfer): "I've been working on it. Sometimes I have good days, sometimes I have bad days.

"I've had a lot of procedures prior to that, so the body doesn't quite heal like it was when I was 24. Doesn't quite bounce back. So I have good days when I can pretty much do anything, and other days where it's hard to just move around."