AUGUSTA, Ga.—Rory McIlroy was looking for a parking spot at Augusta National last year when he looked up, saw a bunch of guys in green jackets sipping cocktails on the clubhouse balcony and realized something terribly awkward: He hadn’t been invited to dinner.  “They’re going to see me,” he thought, “and it’s going to be weird.”  But 12 months later, McIlroy no longer has to worry about feeling left out. As the reigning Masters winner, he finally has a green jacket of his own and hosted the “Champions Dinner” this week. And that victory, following years of agony, has launched…

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