“It’s going to be rough” – Robert MacIntyre says greenback payments being throw again in his face and a hostile crowd will solely add gas to the hearth for Group Europe as they appear to retain the Ryder Cup in New York this September.
Finally weekend’s WM Phoenix Open, former shinty participant MacIntyre threw Oban Celtic shirts – managed by his dad, Dougie – fastidiously made right into a bundle and tied with a rubber band right into a raucous crowd. Round every one was a $20 and a signed be aware that learn: “Get yourself a couple of beers. Cheers, B Mac.”
Regardless of the good-natured banter, MacIntyre is now involved that even when he throws $100 into the gang at this 12 months’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, they’re going to be thrown straight again in his face.
MacIntyre made his PGA Tour breakthrough by successful the RBC Canadian Open final June and backed it up with an excellent win on the Genesis Open just a few weeks later.
The 28-year-old, who made his Ryder Cup debut in 2023, is hopeful of being included in captain Luke Donald’s crew as they search to defend the crown they received in Rome final outing in what could be the primary away win from any crew for the reason that ‘Miracle of Medinah’ in 2012.
MacIntyre might must throw bigger payments into the gang at what is anticipated to be a raucous crowd at Bethpage Black
Requested whether or not he might need to lift the ante by throwing bigger payments into an expectant crowd at Bethpage Black, MacIntyre joked: “I feel it is extra the opposite approach. It’ll be coming at us. However no, look, it is going to be good. I am hoping I will get there and that is my plan is to get there.
“I feel when the boys get there, we have to embrace it. It’ll be tough, however if you happen to play nicely and you’ll carry the power from your self to them as nicely, then you definitely simply obtained to attempt to take pleasure in it as a lot as you possibly can.
“That’s all I do. I had it in Canada when I’d say probably 63 holes, I had Canadians on my side because I’m left-handed. I was one of them because I was left-handed. A lot of hockey players play golf and they’re left-handed.
“Once I obtained within the again 9 at Phoenix, it switched a wee bit. Somebody obtained thrown out due to the stuff they have been shouting at me. I simply assume you possibly can channel that and produce it in and use it as gas to the hearth. We have among the finest gamers on this planet in Europe and I simply hope that we take pleasure in it.”
European golf on a excessive
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MacIntyre broken the opening after virtually making a powerful hole-in-one on the fifteenth of the Tour Championship
European gamers have received three of the final 4 occasions on the PGA Tour, with Thomas Detry successful in Phoenix after Sepp Straka landed The American Specific then Rory McIlroy sealed victory on the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am.
“I think it is brilliant,” stated MacIntyre. “It is very obvious to see that it has been at a high standard for a few years now.
“It does not shock me, to be trustworthy with you, whenever you have a look at the energy and depth of the European guys out right here and I simply assume it’s good for European golf and the DP World Tour to see the development. I imply, Tom has accomplished it the very same approach I’ve accomplished it. From Problem Tour to DP World Tour to PGA Tour on a world stage. I feel it is sensible to see the pathway work.”
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Wanting again on the final 12 months, 28-year-old MacIntyre believes he has matured on the psychological facet of his sport, however nonetheless thinks “preparation” and “attitude” are key to feeling as prepared as he can to carry out towards the identical gamers week in, week out in top-level golf.
“Obviously the lifestyle, the culture change and everything’s different, but I’m just coming out here to do my job,” he defined. “And once I kind of got that in my head that it’s work, if you want to go home, you’re home in 15 hours, but you’re out here doing your job.
“And as soon as I realised that to not react a lot to the shot, to not react a lot to issues which can be stated, to not react to issues that annoy me, as a result of the identical issues nonetheless annoy me once I’m out right here. It is no completely different this 12 months to final 12 months with issues that annoy me. However I understand how to deal with them.
“It took me a while to realise how to handle them, little things to help me handle them. And just having the right team around you to help you handle all them situations.
“Now I really feel in an unbelievable place, inside my golf sport, private life, to the crew I’ve obtained round me.”
Reaching goals
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Through the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship, Rory McIlroy hit his tee shot onto the inexperienced proper subsequent to MacIntyre who was about to putt!
MacIntyre, who works with caddie Mikey Thomson, coach Simon Shanks, energy and conditioning knowledgeable Kenny McKenzie, and is managed by Iain Stoddard, says he could not do it with out his crew.
“I feel like everyone is driving for the one, we’ve all got the same goal and that’s to get as high up this world ranking and high up with the game of golf and win the biggest golf tournaments in the world that we can,” stated the world No 15.
“Everyone in my team is stacked up the exact same way. And that’s all I can ask for, because if someone says, jump, it’s like how high you want me to jump, I’ll jump as high as you want.
“And it is the identical throughout the board. I requested Mike to do one thing. If he can do it, he’ll do it. If he cannot, nicely, give it his finest shot.
“I was in the gym yesterday with Kenny and it’s one o’clock in the morning back home and he’s helping me achieve our dreams.
“Have you learnt what I imply? It isn’t only one man. Like Simon’s out right here this week. It isn’t only one man making an attempt to realize a dream.
“It’s the whole team are trying to achieve dreams and once I realised everything is a bigger picture than me trying to hit a golf ball, there’s more to it, then it becomes easier.”
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