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Playoffs, we'll learn more of Mac -- A nation rejoices: Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre birdies
last hole of Scottish Open to capture the tournament he always dreamed of winning
By John Huggan
July 15th, 2024
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Golfer comes to last hole in final round of Scottish Open needing a birdie to claim the title. And does so, breaking the heart of the runner-up in the process.
But not his spirit.
One year from watching Rory McIlroy hit what proved to be the “shot of the season” on the DP World Tour onto the 18th green at the Renaissance Club, then make that clinching putt, Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre repeated the feat to make off with the $US1.62 million first-place cheque and the undying admiration of a grateful nation. Speaking on Twitter, former Ryder Cup player, Stephen Gallacher, deftly summed up the mood: “Bobby Mac. What a finish. Take a bow son.”
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“I got a bit of luck on 16, the luck you need to win golf tournaments,” he said. “I couldn’t believe when I felt that sprinkler under my foot. I could feel the clunk. I’m like ‘no way.’ It was covered. But it was meant to be.”
Indeed, it was a huge break. But one the recently crowned Canadian Open champion still had to make the most of. Which he did in spades, flighting a beautiful 6-iron approach to the distant green that finished six feet from the cup. In went the putt that tied the lead and provided the momentum for what was to follow.
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As you’d expect from a man who has seen pretty much everything in the game, Scott was magnanimous in defeat. He has, after all, endured much worse, most memorably the four consecutive bogeys with which he concluded the 2012 Open Championship at Royal Lytham.
“There was a lot of good stuff for me this week,” said the former Masters champion. “So it’s hard to complain about anything. This is the first time I’ve been in contention this year. I like where my game is headed going into next week. I feel like I’m playing at a high level. It was good to be in the mix. Yes, a shame to come up short, but Bob did what he had to do to win. Eagle, par, birdie, that’s great stuff.”
As for the defending champion, McIlroy came up four-shots short this time round as part of a six-way tie for fourth alongside, amongst others, the faltering Aberg. But no matter. The four-time major champion left his first competitive appearance since his US Open nightmare in fine fettle.
https://www.australiangolfdigest.com.au/nation-rejoices-scotland-robert-macintyre-wins-scottish-open-2024-one-tournament-he-always-dreamed-of-winning/
last hole of Scottish Open to capture the tournament he always dreamed of winning
By John Huggan
July 15th, 2024
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Golfer comes to last hole in final round of Scottish Open needing a birdie to claim the title. And does so, breaking the heart of the runner-up in the process.
But not his spirit.
One year from watching Rory McIlroy hit what proved to be the “shot of the season” on the DP World Tour onto the 18th green at the Renaissance Club, then make that clinching putt, Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre repeated the feat to make off with the $US1.62 million first-place cheque and the undying admiration of a grateful nation. Speaking on Twitter, former Ryder Cup player, Stephen Gallacher, deftly summed up the mood: “Bobby Mac. What a finish. Take a bow son.”
[...]
“I got a bit of luck on 16, the luck you need to win golf tournaments,” he said. “I couldn’t believe when I felt that sprinkler under my foot. I could feel the clunk. I’m like ‘no way.’ It was covered. But it was meant to be.”
Indeed, it was a huge break. But one the recently crowned Canadian Open champion still had to make the most of. Which he did in spades, flighting a beautiful 6-iron approach to the distant green that finished six feet from the cup. In went the putt that tied the lead and provided the momentum for what was to follow.
[...]
As you’d expect from a man who has seen pretty much everything in the game, Scott was magnanimous in defeat. He has, after all, endured much worse, most memorably the four consecutive bogeys with which he concluded the 2012 Open Championship at Royal Lytham.
“There was a lot of good stuff for me this week,” said the former Masters champion. “So it’s hard to complain about anything. This is the first time I’ve been in contention this year. I like where my game is headed going into next week. I feel like I’m playing at a high level. It was good to be in the mix. Yes, a shame to come up short, but Bob did what he had to do to win. Eagle, par, birdie, that’s great stuff.”
As for the defending champion, McIlroy came up four-shots short this time round as part of a six-way tie for fourth alongside, amongst others, the faltering Aberg. But no matter. The four-time major champion left his first competitive appearance since his US Open nightmare in fine fettle.
https://www.australiangolfdigest.com.au/nation-rejoices-scotland-robert-macintyre-wins-scottish-open-2024-one-tournament-he-always-dreamed-of-winning/
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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