Rory McIlroy Recreates Viral Washing Machine Chipping Contest 25 Years Later

Rory McIlroy is making the media rounds after achieving the career grand slam and winning the Masters last month. | Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

In 1999, a 10-year-old Rory McIlroy was introduced to the world. The phenom appeared on the Northern Irish talk show “Kelly" and demonstrated to the adoring crowd how he used his mother's washing machine to practice chipping.

In 1999, a young Rory McIlroy chipped into a washing machine on the Northern Irish talk show “Kelly.”

26 years later, he completes the career grand slam. 👏pic.twitter.com/K2rmrJzdnZ

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