Robert MacIntyre Player Profile And What's In The Bag
By: Derek Clements | Tue 20 Sep 2022
Article Updated - July 2024
Robert MacIntyre made up for last year's Scottish Open heartbreak as he snatched a glorious victory on home soil - and as he celebrated a memorable win the crowd burst into a chorus of Flower of Scotland.
MacIntyre has a date at Royal Troon later this week but vowed to enjoy his latest success first - his second of the year after claiming the Canadian Open.
He said: "I am going to celebrate this one hard. It's incredible. Next week is a new week but I tell you, I'm going to celebrate this with my family, friends, and everyone here. We'll pitch up to The Open when we pitch up to The Open."
The Scot, runner-up to Rory McIlroy 12 months ago, holed a 22-foot birdie putt on the last to reach 18-under and edge out Adam Scott by a shot.
It completed a fabulous late surge by MacIntyre, who gained four strokes in his closing five holes in a three-under 67 to secure the title he said he wanted more than any other.
The left-hander capitalised on a huge slice of fortune on the 16th when he drove into thick rough and his ball landed next to a sprinkler head, allowing him a free drop to a more favourable lie where he got down in two from almost 250 yards to make eagle.
Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, who had led from the halfway stage, struggled to a three-over 73 as Australia’s Scott - chasing his first title in four years - set the target.
But MacIntyre was not to be denied again as he added his second PGA Tour title.
That landmark success in Canada was special for the 27-year-old but it paled in comparison to the elation of victory in front of a large and passionate home crowd.
Frenchman Romain Langasque finished third on 15-under, with McIlroy and Aberg a further shot back.
MacIntyre's victory is his third on the DP World Tour, with the Scottish Open a co-sanctioned event.
Player Profile
Robert MacIntyre was born in Oban in August 1996. In 2013 he won both the Scottish Youths Championship and the Scottish Boys Open Stroke-Play Championship. He won the Scottish Amateur in 2015 and in 2016 he lost 2&1 in the final of the Amateur Championship. MacIntyre represented Scotland in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2016 and played in the Walker Cup the following year. He turned professional in 2017 and played on the Challenge Tour in 2018, gaining his DP World Tour card. In 2019 he was twice runner-up and was sixth in The Open and was named rookie of the year.
In November 2020 he won his maiden DP World Tour title, the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown.
After what had been a poor season in 2022 he won the Italian Open.
Remarkably, MacIntyre has only won twice on the DP World Tour - in Cyprus in 2020 and in France two years later.
But he had a consistent year in 2023, losing the Scottish Open to Rory McIlroy by a single shot. He played well enough throughout the year to gain one of the PGA Tour cards on offer. It was a struggle initially and he missed three of his first four cuts in America. But he was tied sixth at the Mexico Open in February, tied 13th at the Myrtle Beach Classic and tied eighth at the PGA Championship.
He has made 49 starts on the PGA Tour and made 35 cuts. He has made 100 cuts in 130 starts on the DP World Tour.
He started the Scottish Open in 112th place in the Race to Dubai. He is now third. This was the second victory by a Scottish player on the DP World Tour this season, following Ewen Ferguson at the BMW International Open last week and the 148th by a Scottish player.
Last 10 Events
Genesis Scottish Open - 1st
Rocket Mortgage Classic - CUT
Travelers Championship - T16th
US Open - CUT
RBC Canadian Open - 1st
Charles Schwab Challenge - CUT
The PGA Championship - T8th
Myrtle Beach Classic - T13th
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson - CUT
Texas Children's Houston Open - CUT
Key Stats
Driving Distance - 301.6 Yards
Driving Accuracy - 67.1%
Greens in Regulation - 70%
Sand Saves - 61.54%
Putts Per Round - 29.05
Scoring Average - 69.91
End of Year World Ranking Position
2019: 64
2020: 55
2021: 55
2022: 70
2023: 56
What's In Robert MacIntyre's Golf Bag
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (9 Degrees)
3-Wood: Cobra Aerojet LS (14.5 Degrees)
Hybrid: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Rescue (19 Degrees)
Irons: Titleist 620 CB (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F), SM9 (50-08F, 56-10S), WedgeWorks (60-08K)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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