Bob MacIntyre birdied the 18th gap at The Renaissance Membership to assert an emotional residence victory and win the Scottish Open.
The house favorite produced a surprising end 12 months in the past on the similar venue solely to see Rory McIlroy take the title however he wouldn’t be denied once more in entrance of his adoring followers.
It wanted one other huge end as MacIntyre trailed by three on the again 9, however he holed a protracted putt on the 14th, eagled the sixteenth after a outstanding strategy from the tough to 6 toes, and holed from 22 toes on the final to spark wild celebrations.
His closing 67 noticed him end at 18 underneath, one shot away from Adam Scott and two forward of Romain Langasque.
MacIntyre had been saying all week that Scotland’s nationwide open was the “one I need” following his 2023 heartbreak when he birdied the final solely to see McIlroy birdie 17 after which produce some magic of his personal to disclaim him on the dying.
Since then MacIntyre has been a part of a profitable European Ryder Cup group and claimed his first – and now second – win on the PGA Tour to go together with his two earlier victories on the DP World Tour.
He might now go as excessive as sixteenth on the world rating, however the title of first Scottish winner of this occasion since Colin Montgomerie 25 years in the past is clearly the achievement he treasures most.
“It’s the one I wished and it’s the one I acquired”
Talking after lifting the coveted trophy, MacIntyre stated: “It’s unbelievable. My response when the ball dropped on 18 stated all of it. I’ve nearly misplaced my voice now. It’s the one I wished and it’s the one I acquired. I’ve watched it as a child rising up, and it meant rather a lot. It was actually the one one which I might go and watch. I can’t consider it’s occurred. Simply going to go have fun tonight.
“I stated to my caddie Mike once we walked off of 10, “16 or 17 might win this’, as a result of nobody was getting away. Nobody was making a transfer. Clearly the bogey on 10 was disappointing, however I acquired fortunate at 16 and took the one likelihood I acquired on 18, and it’s simply my week. I’ve put a number of work into this. I’ve modified rather a lot throughout the group and I’ve simply labored onerous. I wished the Scottish Open. I simply saved saying to myself, ‘simply take an opportunity, take an opportunity’. I took it. I can’t consider it.
He concluded: “Subsequent week is a brand new week however I inform you, I’m going to have fun this with my household, pals, and everybody right here. I’m going to have fun this one onerous. We’ll pitch as much as The Open once we pitch as much as The Open.
Becoming a member of MacIntyre at Royal Troon shall be English pair Aaron Rai and Richard Mansell and Swede Alex Noren after they completed because the three main gamers not already exempt for the season’s ultimate Main Championship. Rai completed at 14 underneath alongside McIlroy, in a single day chief Ludvig Åberg, South Korea’s Sungjae Im and American pair Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala.
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