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Golf’s most renowned sports psychologist, who has been working with Rory McIlroy for years, had been sitting in a quiet room with the 36-year-old star from Northern Ireland in the caddie building at Augusta National, where they had a motivational chat before all four of McIlroy’s Masters rounds last month.

In an interview with the media, Rory talked about his victory, the great moments after the tournament, but the journalists were especially interested in what surprised McIlroy the most after his victory.