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‘I’ve never seen that before!’ – Ally McCoist reacts to rare piece of Rory McIlroy footage after Masters win
It was a premonition!
ALLY MCCOIST was one of the many millions glued to their TV set watching Rory McIlroy make history at the Masters this weekend.
And as the Rangers legend congratulated the golf superstar on his win at Augusta, he was shown a rare piece of footage that had him beaming even more.
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McIlroy put himself and his fans through the absolute wringer during an incredibly thrilling final round that went all the way down to a sudden death play-off against Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose.
The Northern Irishman had a five-shot lead at one point but he faltered around Amen Corner and Rose shot up the leaderboard from seemingly nowhere, culminating in a birdie at the last.
But McIlroy triumphed as they went back up the 18th and he sunk to his knees, finally able to call himself a Masters champion.
Scottish footie icon McCoist was on talkSPORT this morning with Jeff Stelling hosting the Sports Breakfast show and they devoted a good bit of time to discussing McIlroy's achievement.
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And the producers ran an old clip of McIlroy appearing on Irish chat show Kelly from 1999, when he was aged just nine.
In the segment, the young prodigy reveals that he has a unique way of working on his game whilst at home - by chipping into his mum's washing machine!
And he then goes onto show everyone exactly how it's done, with the audience lapping it up.
McCoist admitted he'd never seen it before and that he found the adorable footage incredible to watch.
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He said: "Aw wow, isn't that amazing?
"I've never seen that before!
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"Have you seen that before, Jeff?
"That was tremendous, I'd struggle to hit the washing machine never mind put the ball in it!
"Nine years of age, that was brilliant to see."
McCoist raved about Sunday's events at Augusta and predicted even more success for McIlroy.
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He praised him for bouncing back after a double bogey on the first hole of his final round - and for his many miraculous recoveries after.
McCoist said: "That was not the ideal start, far from it!
"But some of the golf he played, some of those shots, that shot he played into the 15th, dear me! Absolutely magnificent.
"And like when you watch any big sporting event it was filled with drama, mistakes, tension, pressure, some absolute brilliance. We saw it all."
Asked if McIlroy will now go onto win more majors after finally completing the Career Grand Slam, McCoist said emphatically: "Yes. He goes and does it again.
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"That's the sign of greatness. The good players can do it once in a couple of majors but the great players, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Gene Sarazen, Arnold Palmer, they go and do it again.
"And you know what, with the pressure off him, I don't see any reason why he won't go and do it again."
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