Top-ranked Scot Bob MacIntyre revealed he’s ‘working with someone back home’ to help curb his on-course unruly behaviour.
Much has been written of the events during the opening round of last week’ Masters when the Oban leafy lost the plot during an embarrassing first day’s play in the 90th hosting of the Masters.
MacIntyre was teeing-up in only a fourth appearance at Augusta National and coming off going so close a week earlier to victory at the Valero Texas Open.
As well, the 29-year-old new had finished a superb fourth in the Players Championship.
Top Scot Robert MacIntyre competing at last week at the Masters. Image Getty
There was many, including Tony Finau in speaking exclusively to GolfByTourMiss, who believed MacIntyre’s game good enough to earn him an Augusta National members green jacket.
Though in stepping onto the first tee MacIntyre’s game was not there though there was indeed plenty for all to see and hear for the on-course patrons and those at home relaxing in front of the TV.
Playing in the company of double Masters champ Scottie Scheffler, MacIntyre posted a shock opening 80 and followed-up with a first hole double-bogey in round two on route to a no-frills one-under 71 to miss the cut by two shots at seven-under.
It is understood MacIntyre was spoken to by the powers to be at Augusta post his first round though there has been countless ‘posts’ calling for MacIntyre to face a harsher Augusta penalty than a simples stern talking to.
Bob MacIntyre speaks to SKY Sports Golf post his first round at RBC Heritage
MacIntyre is contesting this week’s RBC Heritage and straightaway it was business back to usual in signing for a five-under 66 and just a couple off the lead.
The Scot was approached by SKY Sport post his opening Heritage round and asked about the events of last week.
“I know what I’ve done isn’t the best way of me doing things, but look, I wear my heart on my sleeve,” which he said and has always been his tune.
“I’m trying my best to control the emotions. I work with someone back home.
“Yeah, there’s a lot going on and disappointed with that, but I’m very good at putting things behind me. I don’t like things that get said elsewhere, that doesn’t faze me.
“I just come out here. I’ve got my family, friends and my team, these guys are the ones that I really listen to and if I’ve done something wrong, they’ll tell me. I do what I want to, how we want, not just personally, but with family and friends, and we go about our business the way we want to.
“You know some people like it, some people don’t. At the end of the day, it’s a job, and I try and come out here and perform the best I can.”
Disappointingly, it’s not the first time we’ve seen this behaviour from MacIntyre and probably won’t be the last. He’s just that kind of golfer. Plays the game hard. Expects no favours and is not out there to offer favours.
So, whoever it is he’s working with certainly faces a task.
Though this ‘person’ may have considered it, or surely at least made a suggestion, and that is noting Sergio Garcia’s humble apology he placed on his ‘X’ account following his own disrespectful final round rant at the Masters, and why didn’t MacIntyre issue a similar public apology via social media for his first round actions.
Garcia’s heartfelt apology does not exonerate him but it did tick many boxes with the Spaniard putting both arms up, admitting he was wrong while also reaffirming his respect for golf and The Masters.
Surely, seeing an image on social media of the Scot dressed as an Augusta National gnome with the middle finger raised must have left this person now charged with working with MacIntyre and hopefully altering his his poor on-course behaviour a little very red-faced.
Footnote …
You can listen to MacIntyre speaking to SKY Sports Golf by clicking on: https://www.skysports.com/golf/video/33728/13532733/robert-macintyre-on-trying-to-control-his-emotions-after-a-disappointing-masters-performance
