Rory McIlroy will host the Masters Champions Dinner for the first time this year, and the Northern Irishman has revealed his menu for the prestigious meal
Rory McIlroy has paid tribute to his mum(Image: James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The most exclusive dinner in golf is less than three weeks away – the Masters Champions Dinner – and Rory McIlroy has unveiled his menu for the legendary gathering. And the menu includes his mother’s specialities – Rosie’s dates stuffed with goat’s cheese – as part of the appetisers.
McIlroy ended his lengthy pursuit of the Green Jacket 11 months ago, holding his nerve through a tense final round to beat Justin Rose in a playoff and seal the career Grand Slam. Among the numerous privileges that come with his achievement, McIlroy will host the iconic champions dinner at Augusta National next month, where Scottie Scheffler will be following his own self-imposed guidelines.
On Wednesday, McIlroy revealed his menu for dinner, with the main course offering a choice between Wagyu Filet Mignon and seared salmon. The occasion, formally titled the Masters Club Dinner, takes place on Tuesday of tournament week and ranks amongst the most exclusive events in sport, with attendance restricted to Green Jacket winners only.
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Each year, the menu is chosen by the defending champion. Scottie Scheffler presided over proceedings in 2025, serving up three starters: cheeseburger sliders, firecracker shrimp, and “Papa Scheff’s meatball and ravioli bites.” The final dish was a cheeky reference to the 2024 Christmas Day mishap, when he sliced his hand whilst preparing ravioli and required surgery.
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A Texas-style chilli came next, followed by a main course of wood-fired cowboy ribeye or blackened redfish. For pudding, the Masters champions enjoyed warm chocolate chip skillet cookies with vanilla bean ice cream. Jon Rahm took charge of the 2024 dinner, enlisting renowned chef José Andrés to craft a Spanish-inspired menu.
Hideki Matsuyama’s Japanese feast in 2022, featuring sushi, sashimi, and Miyazaki wagyu beef ribeye, was met with high praise.
Sir Nick Faldo is no stranger to hosting the event. A three-time Green Jacket winner, he opted for a simple fish and chips meal a year after his 1996 triumph, with cod imported from Grimsby, England.
Faldo has tasted numerous other players’ menus over the years, and he asserts that two-time champion Bubba Watson’s attempt was decidedly the worst.
“What was the worst one? Oh, it was Bubba, wasn’t it? When we had Chuck E. Cheese,” Faldo revealed to TalkSPORT in 2024.
“When we had a little hamburger and a little corn and a little ice cream. I think we had a milkshake as well. So, yeah, that was a lot.”
Despite the occasional peculiar menu, Faldo describes it as a “special” evening. He said: “It can get quite emotional because some of the old boys are getting on, or you’ve lost somebody and reminisce about some old stories and that sort of thing.
“We usually have a good laugh as well. Everybody ribs (each other), especially when Jack (Nicklaus) says, ‘Well, it was pretty easy in 1965’.
“Everybody nearly beat him up on that one, which was quite fun. ‘So because you won by 10 or whatever?’
“It’s usually very entertaining. I’m very, very, very proud to be part of that. It’s pretty special.”
