Robert MacIntyre stayed the course on Sunday and pulled off an unimaginable win on the RBC Canadian Open. With his dad on the bag, the 27-year-old lastly obtained over the hump.
He fired off a remaining spherical 2-under 68 to win by a shot over Ben Griffin.
“I used to be in a canine battle there,” MacIntyre mentioned. “Clearly, Ben made it troublesome coming within the stretch. He performed nicely. It’s simply unimaginable to do that with my dad on the bag and have my girlfriend right here. I’m certain there’s a celebration occurring again dwelling in Oban.”
MacIntyre entered the ultimate day with a four-shot lead. He began his remaining 18 like he did Saturday. After that bogey on one, he made minimal errors on the entrance 9.
The Scottish participant added three birdies to show in 33 strokes. Issues obtained wild on the again, however he maintained that focus. MacIntyre birdied the par-4 eleventh earlier than he dropped back-to-back pictures at 12 and 13.
Issues obtained tight then, however a birdie on 15 gave him a two-shot lead. He made a large par-save on the seventeenth to maintain that benefit.
Generally, it felt like he obtained into his head, nevertheless it didn’t final. In the course of his spherical, a broadcast drone bothered him to the purpose of asking a guidelines official to make it again off.
“It’s been a hell of a trip,” he mentioned. “The psychological aspect of the sport pulled me via as we speak.”
Loads of guys pushed exhausting on Sunday to take him down, however none may. His enjoying accomplice made a late surge to make issues fascinating heading into the ultimate gap.
The previous UNC Tarhill made birdies in two of his first three holes and settled for 11 straight pars. Griffin put much more stress on MacIntyre with three straight birdies at 15, 16 and 17.
Griffin trailed the 3-time DP World Tour winner by one with the 18th left to play. He made par on the 18th to signal for a 5-under 65.
MacIntyre didn’t let that hassle him in any respect. His method was practically excellent, giving him 9 ft for birdie. He performed it protected and two-putted it to win the 2024 RBC Canadian Open.
He has already completed lots in his quick profession. From serving to Group Europe win a Ryder Cup final 12 months to now calling himself a PGA Tour winner, MacIntyre is simply getting began.
“It’s unimaginable. It’s a dream of mine to play golf for a dwelling,” MacIntyre mentioned. “It’s been a dream of mine to win on the PGA TOUR. I can’t imagine I’ve performed it with my dad on the bag.”
“The man’s taught me the way in which I play golf. I by no means make it straightforward, and he mentioned that, and that’s the way in which I play golf. I play it with the guts on the sleeve, and we obtained a hell of a battle within the two of us, and I simply can’t imagine that I’ve gained on the PGA TOUR, to be trustworthy.”
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