Robert MacIntyre
Introduction
Robert Duncan MacIntyre (born 3 August 1996) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European 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. 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. MacIntyre represented Scotland in the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy and played in the 2017 Walker Cup. He attended McNeese State University from 2014 to 2015.
Professional career
MacIntyre turned professional in late 2017. 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.
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. 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. Two weeks later he was runner-up in the Made in Denmark tournament, a stroke behind Bernd Wiesberger. In July 2019, MacIntyre made his Open Championship debut at Royal Portrush, finishing in a tie for sixth. 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. 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.
Shinty
MacIntyre played shinty as a teenager for Oban Camanachd.
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:
Professional wins (1)
MENA Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Oct 2017 | Sahara Kuwait Championship | −14 (65-66-65=196) | 2 strokes | Luke Joy |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | T6 |
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2013, 2014
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013 (winners)
- Summer Youth Olympics (representing Great Britain & Northern Ireland): 2014
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2016 (winners), 2017
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2016 (tie)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Scotland): 2016
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2017