Robert Macintyre

MacIntyre looked like a rising star as recent as last year when he reached as high as 42nd in the OWGR. He's since fallen to 110th and admitted to his struggles after today's win, "This means everything. I was down and out about two or three months ago. I didn’t know what I was doing, didn’t know where to go. But we spoke to the right people, started working with Simon Shanks and I’ve hit two of the perfect golf shots into the last there. There’s so much hard work gone into this." The Scot's first win came at the 2020 Cyprus Showdown but a second, reaffirming win has to feel great for the 26-year-old. He vaults to 15th in the DP World Tour standings and pads his totals for the Ryder Cup qualifications. Even if he doesn't crack the final team, a win at Marco Simone GC will surely help his cause as a potential captain's pick. 

“I'm here to try and win the Scottish Open, next week try to win The Open Championship,” said the 25-year-old from Oban, Scotland, ahead of this week’s event at The Renaissance Club. “These two weeks are massive for my game and my career. I have a chance the next few weeks to do something special and I'm not worrying about what's going on.” In three previous starts at the Scottish Open, he was T-18 in 2021, T-14 in 2020 and missed the cut in 2019. On the season, MacIntyre has made seven cuts in 11 DPWT starts (best finish: T-9 at the Ras al Khaimah Classic in February) and is 5-of-6 in PGA Tour action, including a T-23 at the Masters and 77th at the PGA Championship. Visit the link below to read MacIntyre’s full comments. 

The 25-year-old MacIntyre, No. 73 on the Official World Ranking, carded a 66 during the second round last year en route to a T-8 finish, and he hit the podium in his tournament debut in 2019, notching an eagle-birdie finish in the final round for a 68 and a share of second place. On the season, MacIntyre has made four cuts in six DP World Tour starts, with a best finish of T-9 at the Ras al Khaimah Classic. In PGA Tour action, he’s 4-for-5, finishing T-15 at the Genesis Invitational in February and more recently finishing T-23 at the Masters. MacIntyre has one DPWT title, winning the 2020 Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown. 

Finishing in a tie for 12th in his Masters debut last season, MacIntyre impressed as he has sneakily put together a very strong major championship resume. With two top-10 finishes at The Open Championship, the 25-year-old is securely in the field at Augusta National due to his performance a year ago. Finding some success to begin his 2022, MacIntyre has collected three top-15 finishes worldwide including a T-15 effort at the Genesis Invitational. Unable to advance out of the group stage of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match like last season, he will look to adequately prep for the year’s first major at TPC San Antonio.