RORY McIlroy's sports psychologist Bob Rotella has revealed the details of his plan for the Northern Irish golfer prior to his 2025 Masters success. The Holywood ace finally earned golf immortality after he ended his ten-year wait for a fifth major title, and the career Grand Slam. World number two McIlroy now joins Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods as the only players to have ever won all four majors. And now, speaking after the world number two's success, renowned sports psychologist Bob Rotella admitted that Northern Irishman’s decision to remain silent during his final round at the Masters was intentional. Rotella, who has worked closely with McIlroy since the start of the 2025 season confirmed it was “part of the gameplan” for the 35-year-old to finally bag the green jacket. After the round, the LIV Golf star claimed that McIlroy hadn’t exchanged a single word with him over the course of their 18 holes together. Final-round partner Bryson DeChambeau, who began the day two shots behind and temporarily took the lead after McIlroy bogied the first, eventually faded to finish tied for fifth. Speaking after the final round at Augusta, two-time US Open champion DeChambeau said: “No idea. Didn't talk to me once all day. "He wouldn't talk to me.” Rotella, who's worked with the biggest stars in golf detailed the strategy in a BBC Radio 4 interview on Tuesday. He said: "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." Vermont-based sports psychologist, Rottella, whose guidance has been instrumental in more than 80 major victories across the men’s and women’s games.