Robert MacIntyre

This article is about the Scottish professional golfer. For the Scottish architect, see Robert Macintyre. For the Scottish politician, see Robert McIntyre (politician).
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Robert MacIntyre
Robert MacIntyre in 2023
Personal information
Full nameRobert Duncan MacIntyre
Born (1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 28)
Oban, Scotland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
CollegeMcNeese State University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking15 (18 August 2024)[1]
(as of 27 October 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT12: 2021
PGA ChampionshipT8: 2024
U.S. OpenT35: 2021
The Open ChampionshipT6: 2019
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year		2019
European Tour
Graduate of the Year		2019

Robert Duncan MacIntyre (born 3 August 1996) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and PGA Tour.

Amateur career

MacIntyre had a successful amateur career. In 2013 he won both the Scottish Youths Championship and the Scottish Boys Open Stroke-Play Championship.[2] He won the Scottish Amateur in 2015 and in 2016 he lost 2&1 to Scott Gregory in the final of the Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club.[3][4] MacIntyre represented Scotland in the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy and played in the 2017 Walker Cup.[2] He attended McNeese State University from 2014 to 2015.[5][6]

Professional career

MacIntyre turned professional in late 2017.[4] In October, he played his first two events as a professional, on the MENA Golf Tour, finishing tied for third place in the Jordan's Ayla Golf Championship and then winning the Sahara Kuwait Championship.[2]

In November 2017, MacIntyre made the final stage of the European Tour Q-school. He finished tied for 37th place to secure a 2018 Challenge Tour card.[2] In August 2018, he lost to Kim Koivu in a playoff for the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge and then had an exceptional end to the season. He finished tied for fourth in the Monaghan Irish Challenge, lost a playoff to Víctor Perez in the Foshan Open and tied for 6th in the Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final. His good finish to the season lifted him to 12th in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, to earn a place on the European Tour for 2019.

MacIntyre was a joint runner-up in the 2019 Betfred British Masters, helped by an eagle-birdie finish.[7] Two weeks later he was runner-up in the Made in Denmark tournament, a stroke behind Bernd Wiesberger.[8] In July 2019, MacIntyre made his Open Championship debut at Royal Portrush, finishing in a tie for sixth.[9] On 14 October, MacIntyre became the leading Scot on the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time after finishing in a tie for fourth at the Italian Open.[10] MacIntyre finished the season as the leading rookie on the Race to Dubai rankings (11th place) which earned him the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award.[11]

In November 2020, MacIntyre claimed his first European Tour title at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown. With the final round cut to 19 players due to knockout format of the event; MacIntyre's final round 64 was good to seal the victory and beat Masahiro Kawamura by one shot.[12]

In September 2022, MacIntyre won his second European Tour event at the DS Automobiles Italian Open. He shot a final-round 64 to join Matt Fitzpatrick in a playoff. He won the playoff on the first extra hole with a birdie.[13]

2023–24: Ryder Cup success and first PGA Tour win

In July 2023, MacIntyre shot a 64, including a birdie on the final hole, in the final round of the Genesis Scottish Open. He was eventually beaten by Rory McIlroy by one shot.[14] In September, MacIntyre played on the European team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia, Rome, Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and MacIntyre went 2–0–1 including a win in his Sunday singles match against Wyndham Clark. At the end of the 2023 European Tour season, MacIntyre claimed one of the 10 available PGA Tour cards for the leading players on the Race to Dubai, giving him playing status for the 2024 season.[15]

After struggling early with only one top-10 finish in ten starts, MacIntyre finished T8 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with playing partner, Thomas Detry. In May 2024, he finished tied for 8th at the PGA Championship, his first top-10 at a major since the 2021 Open Championship.

In June 2024, MacIntyre claimed his first PGA Tour win at the RBC Canadian Open. He shot a final round 68 to finish one shot ahead of Ben Griffin.[16]

One month later, MacIntyre won the Genesis Scottish Open with a birdie on the final hole to beat Adam Scott by one shot. With the win, MacIntyre became only the second Scot to win twice in one PGA Tour season, joining Sandy Lyle in 1988.[17]

Personal life

Growing up in Oban, Scotland, MacIntyre played shinty as a teenager for Oban Camanachd.[3]

MacIntyre's father, Dougie, is the head greenkeeper at Glencruitten Golf Club in Oban.[18] Dougie acted as his caddie during his victory at the 2024 RBC Canadian Open.[16][19] His cousins, Oscar and Jacob MacIntyre are both professional footballers.[20]

Amateur wins

  • 2011 SGU Junior Tour Event 2
  • 2013 Scottish Youths Stroke Play, Scottish Boys Open Stroke Play
  • 2014 Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
  • 2015 Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Scottish Amateur, Wyoming Cowboy Classic (tied)
  • 2016 Scottish Champion of Champions

Source:[21]

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 2 Jun 2024 RBC Canadian Open −16 (64-66-66-68=264) 1 stroke United States Ben Griffin
2 14 Jul 2024 Genesis Scottish Open1 −18 (67-65-63-67=262) 1 stroke Australia Adam Scott

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

European Tour wins (3)

Legend
Rolex Series (1)
Other European Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 8 Nov 2020 Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown −7 (64)[a] 1 stroke Japan Masahiro Kawamura
2 18 Sep 2022 DS Automobiles Italian Open −14 (70-69-67-64=270) Playoff England Matt Fitzpatrick
3 14 Jul 2024 Genesis Scottish Open1 −18 (67-65-63-67=262) 1 stroke Australia Adam Scott

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022 DS Automobiles Italian Open England Matt Fitzpatrick Won with birdie on first extra hole

MENA Golf Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 18 Oct 2017 Sahara Kuwait Championship −14 (65-66-65=196) 2 strokes England Luke Joy

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2018 Vierumäki Finnish Challenge Finland Kim Koivu Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2018 Foshan Open France Victor Perez Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Masters Tournament T12 T23
PGA Championship T66 T49 77 CUT T8
U.S. Open T56 T35 CUT
The Open Championship T6 NT T8 T34 T71 T50
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 4
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 5
Totals 0 0 0 0 3 5 15 13
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2019 Open Championship – 2022 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Players Championship CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022
Championship T42 T61
Match Play NT1 R16 T35
Invitational T59 T15
Champions T17 NT1 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • Hero Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2023

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Earlier round scores: 65-68-67.

References

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  5. ^ "McNeese State - Bob MacIntyre - 2015-16 Men's Golf - McNeese State University". mcneesesports.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Robert MacIntyre quits US scholarship after fall-out with coach". The Scotsman. 14 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Cool Kinhult Clinches Dramatic British Masters Victory". European Tour. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Robert MacIntyre finishes second at Made In Denmark". BBC Sport. 26 May 2019.
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  10. ^ McEwan, Michael (14 October 2019). "How Robert MacIntyre is closing in on Scottish golf history". bunkered. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  11. ^ "MacIntyre takes rookie glory in Dubai". European Tour. 24 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Big finish sends MacIntyre soaring to maiden victory". European Tour. 8 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Robert MacIntyre secures Italian Open title after play-off victory vs Matt Fitzpatrick in DP World Tour event". Sky Sports. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Rory McIlroy snatches dramatic one shot victory over Robert MacIntyre". Sky Sports. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  15. ^ Hodowanic, Paul (20 November 2023). "Meet the 10: Adrian Meronk leads DP World Tour players to earn dual membership on PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  16. ^ a b Schupak, Adam (3 June 2024). "Robert MacIntyre wins 2024 RBC Canadian Open with dad Dougie on the bag". USA Today. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  17. ^ Jourdan, Cameron (14 July 2024). "A year after heartbreak, Robert MacIntyre birdies 72nd hole to win 2024 Genesis Scottish Open". Golfweek. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Course". Glencruitten Golf Club. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Golf champ MacIntyre: 'If in doubt, phone dad'". BBC News. Reuters. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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