Bob Rotella suggests what Rory McIlroy is hoping to do next this year after claiming his first Masters title

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Gary Player labelled McIlroy the most talented player in the world after watching his glory at The Masters, which represents his first success at Augusta.

It also represents the completion of the career grand slam for McIlroy, with the three other majors won between 2011 and 2014.

McIlroy won The Masters in his own fashion, with his final round comprising both world-class shots and glaring errors.

That was indeed the story of his entire week at The Masters, where he triumphed in a sudden-death playoff victory.

Justin Rose was his victim on the 18th hole at Augusta, with the Englishman making par before McIlroy made a birdie.

Rory McIlroy thinking of a ‘multiple win season’ after his success at The Masters

And while he has skipped this week’s RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour to likely continue celebrating, McIlroy is already looking ahead to further success.

His sports psychologist Bob Rotella has told Radio 4’s Today: “My guess is that he will go on and win quite a few more, I think he’s thinking of having a multiple win season.

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“His year is off to a great start, now he’s got a chance to have the greatest year he’s ever had. He’s getting tough mentally and emotionally, and that’s such a big part of it – you’ve got to have will that’s like steel.”

Why Rory McIlroy didn’t speak to Bryson DeChambeau during the final round of The Masters

McIlroy did make a disastrous start to his Sunday at The Masters, having entered the day with a two-shot lead.

Sitting on 12-under on the first tee, he carded a double-bogey to allow playing partner Bryson DeChambeau to sneak ahead.

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But after a day of constant leaderboard changes, it was the Northern Irishman who held his nerve to come out on top.

DeChambeau meanwhile, who slipped to a T5 finish, attracted attention post-round for his comments on the champion, claiming that McIlroy didn’t speak to him at all during their final round pairing.

Sharing insight into that situation, Rotella explained: “That didn’t have anything to do with Bryson. That was just the game plan all week and we wanted to get lost in it.

“We didn’t want to pay attention to what anyone else was scoring, or shooting, or swinging or how far they were hitting it – we just wanted Rory to play his game.

“The point is, if you believe you’re going to win, just play your game and assume that if you do that anywhere near the way you’re capable of, then you will end up number one.

“If you watched Rory, he was very locked into his own world. It’s just you and the golf course and your caddie.

“You get lost in this world that you’ve made up, and play the game you love. I think he did a beautiful job of that all day. He did so many things to bounce back time after time.”