There might have been many tired faces but certainly no Monday blues were to be found in Holywood earlier today. Even the threatening grey skies overhead failed to dampen the celebratory mood as the town honoured its most famous son.
Walking down the bustling Co Down high street on Monday, there was only one name on everyone’s lips - Rory McIlroy. Most people in the seaside town had stayed up into the small hours to savour McIlroy's dramatic victory in the 89th Masters.
The 35-year-old defeated Justin Rose on the first hole of a play-off at Augusta National to join Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen in having won all four major titles.
It was the last major Rory needed to achieve Golf's Grand Slam after previously taking home US Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship titles and for the proud folk of Holywood, it was the sweetest of victories.
Within hours of going on sale, hundreds of German biscuits bearing the face of Rory McIlroy had disappeared from the shelves of Skinner’s Bakery & Cafe on High Street and staff were frantically preparing more batches.
Jade McMorris from Skinners told us: "I woke up and found out that Rory McIlroy had won so I came into work to tell my husband we had to start making German biscuits with Rory's face on them. It's a traditional thing we first did when he won the US Open Championship so we continue to do that this year again.
"My husband's been back and forward to the house today for more stickers, at least 400 or 500. We'll be back at it again tomorrow. We've already got phone orders in for people to come and collect them tomorrow and there'll be some for the customers who haven't ordered too."
She added: "The town's been absolutely buzzing today and really busy. People are in great form and all out celebrating. A few people have come in for boxes of buns as they're having parties tonight. Rory and the whole family are very much positive people, so it's very much a community effort."
Next door at Orr's Butchers, Chris Gouk, was among the sleep-deprived after enduring a “real rollercoaster” from unbearable sporting agony to scenes of unbridled joy.
"It was a late night last night but it was actually one of the best nights of sport really, I think I've ever seen. It was just so close but crazy and tense. It was really good whenever he just hit the last and you could just see the relief in his face.
"There are a lot of tired faces around today but not one customer has come in without mentioning the golf. Everybody's in a good mood and talking about it.
"It's absolutely brilliant for himself and the family. I mean they're very grounded, down to earth and in the community. It's such a small town so for somebody from somewhere like here to go and win something like that is incredible."
Down at The Dirty Duck Alehouse, owner Mark McCrory, recalled the dramatic events of the previous night: "Closing time on a Sunday is always a bit earlier, so just when it was getting really exciting everybody had to go out and watch it in the garden on their iPads and iPhones.
"But as they did, they still enjoyed it and shouted a lot. There was a brilliant atmosphere especially whenever Rory was playing the 17th, he had a magnificent shot.
"Nick Faldo doing the commentary happened to say that 'they'll all be going mad at The Dirty Duck Alehouse in Holywood', and obviously there was a big cheer for that. Nick has been here a few times and the staff know him so it was all the better that he gave us a shout out."
Mark added: "The McIlroy's are real Hollywood people, great golfers but great people as well and they're integrated into the whole community. Anytime anybody asks Rory on national and international TV, he always harps back to Holywood where he's from so he's really proud of the place.
"We're all tired, emotional but happy for him and so happy for the family. He's put so much into winning this and it sort of closes the chapter, I think, in his golfing career."
Up at Holywood Golf Club, members had also endured an emotional rollercoaster like no other on Sunday night before the clubhouse finally erupted as their local hero bagged that long sought after green jacket.
The morning after and the club's outgoing honorary treasurer Brian Cave admitted he's never been as nervous in his entire life watching Rory achieve the career grand slam in Augusta.
"And that includes the day I got married and watching my son play rugby for Ireland! I don't think I've ever been as nervous, but quietly confident and when the big moment happened then I was absolutely buzzing," he said.
"It's just been Incredible and the whole town is buzzing too. It's been a long time in the making but everybody up here is just delighted for him. Most of us have known him up here since he was a few years old. We all love him, he's a lovely lad as well as a good golfer.
"He's been brought up particularly well, and you see that in the way he conducts himself both on and off the course. We're delighted for him. I know he will come up here so we really can't wait to see him. I'll probably cry actually!"
Video by Belfast Live videographer Harry Bateman.
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