As Rory McIlroy made his way through a tunnel of fans toward the Augusta National clubhouse, a man who’d just posted an 81 stood waiting at the other end. A beaming Shane Lowry wrapped up his friend in a burly man hug and picked him up 2 feet off the ground.

McIlroy was crying fresh tears of joy while Lowry was all smiles and lifted up his soon-to-be green-jacketed friend in triumph.

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy are close friends away from golf, and the Irish duo shared a warm embrace after McIlroy finally emerged victorious at Augusta National on Sunday