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Scot Robert MacIntyre admits his Open struggles have brought him back to earth with a bump

The left-hander celebrated long into the night after triumphing in his home Scottish Open.

TROON, Scotland — Robert MacIntyre admitted Royal Troon had brought him back down to earth as he struggled to replicate last week’s heroics.

The Oban-based left-hander celebrated long into the night after triumphing in his home Scottish Open last Sunday but it has been a different story in Ayrshire this week.

After battling to make the Open cut on Friday, the 27-year-old again found the going tough in the third round, carding a 1-over 72 to sit on six over.

The back nine proved particularly challenging as he registered three bogeys, although he escaped with a par on the 18th after being forced to innovate and play a shot right-handed.

MacIntyre said: “A lot of people have been struggling this week.

“After yesterday’s (first) four holes, I thought I’d be sitting on my couch in Oban right now, not playing golf. It was a big effort last night and, coming out today, I didn’t have everything going.

“But that’s golf. Last week you were the champion and this week you’re just bottom of the pack.”

MacIntyre was pleased to take four on the last after his tee shot landed just to the left of a deep fairway bunker.

Playing conventionally would have meant having to stand in the sand trap, well below the level of the ball, and so he decided to play right-handed with the clubhead turned around.

He struck his shot cleanly enough to get close to the green, albeit with aid of a ricochet off the grandstand, and from there he got up and down.

MacIntyre said: “I got a good bit of luck to miss the bunker but then you get up there and you’ve got no shot.

“I couldn’t even stand in the bunker and hit it. I just thought, why not hit it right-handed?

“As long as it was up the right, it was fine. The only place I couldn’t go was left, so I kind of aimed at the right TV tower.”

MacIntyre admitted such a trick was not something he had practiced.

“Full swipe at it – I’ve not done one, I don’t think, in my life,” he said.

Pro explains why he didn’t play either the Genesis Scottish Open or ISCO Championship: ‘Basically, I got shafted’

“Very political. He is the kind of person you cannot really speak with,” he said of Kinnings.

Mike Lorenzo-Vera didn’t fare too well at the Barracuda Championship on Thursday but the more intriguing story revolves around why he didn’t play last week in the ISCO Championship in Kentucky, or for that matter, the Genesis Scottish Open.

There was a “problem getting into the registration system,” the affable Frenchman explained, which kept him out of Kentucky. “Basically, I got shafted.”

The PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced a strategic alliance in November 2020 and for the third consecutive year the Scottish Open was co-sanctioned by the two circuits and represented by roughly 75 players each in the field. The Isco Championship offered 50 spots to players on the DP World Tour, but part of the confusion revolves around different entry deadlines. DP World Tour regulations require a player to enter a tournament by midday on Thursday two weeks before the start of an event while the PGA Tour deadline is 5 p.m. ET on the Friday before an event. In fact, Tom Kim required one of three sponsor’s invites into the Scottish Open last week because his manager missed the DP World Tour’s two-week deadline.

Lorenzo-Vera’s circumstances are a little different as he entered the Scottish Open on time but failed to enter the ISCO Championship, expecting to get into the Scottish. To his dismay, his number didn’t get called for the tournament offering a purse of $9 million and 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner. Even with Sebastian Soderberg pulling out with a rib injury to let Alejandro del Rey get into the Scottish Open, Lorenzo-Vera was the eighth man out.

What’s unclear is if the exemption given to Kim, who is South Korean and sponsored by Genesis, had been earmarked for Lorenzo-Vera and if that had anything to do with him failing to sign up for the opposite-field event in the U.S., which he would have gotten into otherwise.

“There’s been a problem in the system, and they haven’t been able to fix it, which is, I think, a technical thing. I was registered, and it said, not entered. And I said, so what can we do? I asked for an invite to the Scottish Open after working my ass off for the tour for the last four years. And being for once in a very tricky situation, they didn’t help,” Lorenzo-Vera said when asked for clarification on why he didn’t get into the opposite-field event last week in Kentucky with a purse of $4 million and 300 FedEx Cup points to the winner. “And I know Tom (Kim, who got an exemption) is very important to the tournament, but before being a PGA Tour (event), it’s a DP World Tour event, and I think I’m a DP World Tour player, and to have the opportunity when something happened on their side and I’m not able to play, well, huh?”

Asked if he was given an explanation, he said, “Not yet. But I will never have it.”

A DP World Tour media official explained that a lot of its members entered both the Scottish and ISCO tournaments because “if you got into one, you could withdraw from the other without penalty. It appears (Lorenzo-Vera’s) manager assumed he would get into the Scottish Open and didn’t register him for the Isco in time.”

Lorenzo-Vera, 39, turned pro in 2005 and entered the week ranked 123rd on the DP World Tour and No. 341 in the world. He was a supporter of former DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley, who stepped down in April and was succeeded by his second in command, Guy Kinnings.

“He was like a proper guy, like a proper, proper man. Like, no, no, bullshit,” Lorenzo-Vera said of Pelley. “I think he’s been squeezed in a very tricky situation between PGA and PIF. And he tried his best. He did what he believed was right … Definitely miss Keith.”

Lorenzo-Vera said he voiced his complaints directly to Kinnings on his situation and was disappointed with the response.

“Very political. He is the kind of person you cannot really speak with,” he said of Kinnings.“Those guys just don’t care.”

Asked if he has faith in Kinnings to lead the circuit, Lorenzo-Vera said, “After what happened (with Kentucky and then the Scottish Open)? Absolutely not.”

But Lorenzo-Vera conceded that is his personal opinion and that the tour’s leadership is doing a good job in a difficult environment.

“I think when Keith left, it was in a really good position, considering Covid,” the Frenchman said. “I think they are working hard. That’s for sure. That’s something I’ll never take out from them. And they’re trying their best…I know the guys are working really hard on trying to make the tour as global as they can and try to bring money in.”

What would he like to see change? “More transparency to the players,” he said. “We (the European Tour players) always talk about that. And it feels like it’s never gonna happen. So it’s a lost fight.”

Lorenzo-Vera may want to direct some of his angst in this particular situation at his manager for his unscheduled week off, given that he could have been registered for both tournaments and had he gotten into the Scottish a late withdrawal fee for the Isco would have been waived. Still, Lorenzo-Vera said that removing the registration snafu from the equation and the co-sanctioned events as part of the strategic alliance were a good thing.

“I think it’s a better opportunity to play on the PGA Tour,” he said, “because you get two opportunities to get an exemption.”

Nick Lozito contributed original reporting in Truckee, California, to this story.

Genesis Scottish Open winner Robert MacIntyre said ‘there may be some alcohol in the system’ when he tees off at 2024 British Open

“When I tee the ball on Thursday, I’ll try to win the championship. There might be some alcohol still in the system but I will try my best”

TROON, Scotland — The drive from The Renaissance Club, site of last week’s Genesis Scottish Open, in North Berwick to Royal Troon is slightly more than two hours depending on the traffic near Glasgow. But Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre, who won in his homeland on Sunday with a dramatic birdie on the final hole, won’t be making the trip on Monday. Probably not Tuesday either.

MacIntyre said as much in his winner’s press conference and he stuck to his words, canceling his Monday press conference ahead of the 152nd Open, which was scheduled for 3 p.m. BST (10 a.m. ET). He won’t meet with the media now until Wednesday at noon local time (7 a.m. ET). He’ll be too busy celebrating winning his personal major.

“How I come down from this, I don’t think I will,” he said on Sunday. “I think I will just try and ride the wave, and next week, yeah, it’s Open Championship. That means, again, a lot to me. But you’ve got to celebrate the good times because it doesn’t happen a lot and this is one I said I wanted. This, I’m going to celebrate hard and I’ll pitch up when I tee the ball on Thursday, whatever time I tee off, I’ll try to win the championship. There might be some alcohol still in the system but I will try my best.”

MacIntyre, who won for the second time this season as a rookie on the PGA Tour, might be fighting a bit of a hangover from the sound of it.

“Look, I’m going to celebrate this win with my friends and family, everyone that’s there. I don’t think they are going to be home for a bit tonight,” he said on Sunday. “We’ll celebrate this one now.”

2024 Genesis Scottish Open prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player

Bobby Mac, take a bow.

Bobby Mac, take a bow.

Robert MacIntyre birdied the 72nd hole to capture his national open, the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open, and earn his second PGA Tour victory this season. With his heroics, which included playing the final five holes in 4 under to catch Adam Scott, he will take home $1.62 million.

MacIntyre also won the RBC Canadian Open earlier this season.

All is not lost for the Aussie, however, as Scott is pocketing $981,000. Rory McIlroy, who won in 2023, finished T-4 alongside Ludvig Aberg, who shot 3 over in the final round.

Here’s a closer look at how much each player made at the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open from a purse of $9 million.

Prize money payouts

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Robert MacIntyre -18 $1,620,000
2 Adam Scott -17 $981,000
3 Romain Langasque -15 $621,000
T4 Aaron Rai -14 $330,750
T4 Rory McIlroy -14 $330,750
T4 Sahith Theegala -14 $330,750
T4 Collin Morikawa -14 $330,750
T4 Sungjae Im -14 $330,750
T4 Ludvig Aberg -14 $330,750
T10 Richard Mansell -13 $209,250
T10 Wyndham Clark -13 $209,250
T10 Victor Perez -13 $209,250
T10 Alex Noren -13 $209,250
T10 Corey Conners -13 $209,250
T15 Tom Kim -12 $141,750
T15 Niklas Norgaard Moller -12 $141,750
T15 Alejandro Del Rey -12 $141,750
T15 Connor Syme -12 $141,750
T15 Xander Schauffele -12 $141,750
T15 Matteo Manassero -12 $141,750
T21 Brian Harman -11 $94,410
T21 Max Greyserman -11 $94,410
T21 Haotong Li -11 $94,410
T21 Rasmus Højgaard -11 $94,410
T21 Maximilian Kieffer -11 $94,410
T26 Si Woo Kim -10 $63,000
T26 Nick Bachem -10 $63,000
T26 Jorge Campillo -10 $63,000
T26 Thomas Detry -10 $63,000
T26 Cam Davis -10 $63,000
T26 Yannik Paul -10 $63,000
T26 Matthew Jordan -10 $63,000
T26 Antoine Rozner -10 $63,000
T34 Jesper Svensson -9 $46,890
T34 Harris English -9 $46,890
T34 Kurt Kitayama -9 $46,890
T34 Adam Hadwin -9 $46,890
T34 Tommy Fleetwood -9 $46,890
T39 Shubhankar Sharma -8 $35,550
T39 Thorbjørn Olesen -8 $35,550
T39 Grant Forrest -8 $35,550
T39 Matt Fitzpatrick -8 $35,550
T39 Ben Griffin -8 $35,550
T39 Nicolai Højgaard -8 $35,550
T39 Erik van Rooyen -8 $35,550
T46 Davis Thompson -7 $23,359
T46 Francesco Molinari -7 $23,359
T46 Brendon Todd -7 $23,359
T46 Viktor Hovland -7 $23,359
T46 Eric Cole -7 $23,359
T46 Junghwan Lee -7 $23,359
T46 Daniel Hillier -7 $23,359
T46 Lee Hodges -7 $23,359
T46 Ben Kohles -7 $23,359
T46 Mackenzie Hughes -7 $23,359
T46 Ugo Coussaud -7 $23,359
T57 Sam Stevens -6 $20,520
T57 Charley Hoffman -6 $20,520
T57 Nick Taylor -6 $20,520
T57 Ryan Fox -6 $20,520
61 Daniel Brown -5 $20,070
T62 Marcel Siem -4 $19,710
T62 Justin Thomas -4 $19,710
T62 Stewart Cink -4 $19,710
T65 Séamus Power -3 $19,260
T65 Ashun Wu -3 $19,260
T67 Gary Woodland -2 $18,810
T67 Justin Lower -2 $18,810
T67 Jens Dantorp -2 $18,810
T70 Max Homa -1 $18,270
T70 Andrew Novak -1 $18,270
T70 Julien Guerrier -1 $18,270
73 Min Woo Lee 2 $17,910.00
74 Taylor Montgomery 3 $17,190.00

 

A year after heartbreak, Robert MacIntyre birdies 72nd hole to win 2024 Genesis Scottish Open

What a win for Bobby Mac.

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre realized a dream on Sunday, holing a 22-foot birdie putt at the last to win the Genesis Scottish Open by one stroke over Australian Adam Scott.

“In my head I just kept saying to myself, this is what you do, Bob,” MacIntyre said of his winning putt to claim his national championship in the tournament co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. “I’ve done it.”

MacIntrye played the final five holes in four under to shoot 3-under 67 at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick and become the first Scot since Colin Montgomerie to win on home soil in 25 years and just the second to do so in the 42 times it has been played since first being contested on the DP World Tour in 1972.

“A lot of people might say, he doesn’t quite have this, he doesn’t quite have that, but I’ve got fight and that’s all I need,” MacIntyre said.

Scottish Open: Photos | Prize money

The 27-year-old lefthander and pride of Oban, MacIntyre made just one birdie and two bogeys in his first 13 holes to trail by three shots with five holes to go. He benefited from a rare off day from Swedish sensation Ludvig Aberg, who led by two heading into the day but shot 3 over on the round after hitting only five fairways to place T-4. Scott looked out of the trophy hunt too after he made double bogey at No. 8. But he holed a bunker shot for birdie at the ninth and added three birdies against a single bogey on the closing nine for 67. He was searching for his first victory in more than four years.

“A shame to come up short but Bob did what he had to do to win. Eagle, par, birdie, that’s great stuff,” Scott said.

Momentum shifted to MacIntyre when he sank a 41-foot birdie putt at 14 and he benefited from a rules official granting free relief at the par-5 16th when it was determined that he was standing on a sprinkler head in deep rough.

Robert MacIntyre of Scotland celebrates victory on the 18th green during day four of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 14, 2024 in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

“I’m shouting and I’m swearing when I’m getting up to the ball because I know that that’s my chance to really make birdie coming in. I got over the ball, looked at it, thinking, I’m in a bit of trouble here. Might manage to move it maybe a hundred yards,” he explained. “Look, I got a bit of luck on 16 and you need a bit of luck to win golf tournaments. I couldn’t believe when I heard a spring under my foot where my spike is at and I’m like no way. It was covered, and I thought, I got lucky; it was meant to be.”

Thanks to a drop in shorter grass, he nailed a 6-iron from 248 yards to 6 feet for eagle to tie Scott for the lead.

In the tournament within a tournament, Richard Mansell shot a course-record-tying 61 to finish T-10 and earn one of three places into next week’s British Open along with Alex Noren and Aaron Rai as the top finishers not already exempt into the final men’s major of the year. Rory McIlroy, in his first start since finishing second at the U.S. Open last month, opened with 65 and shot a stroke higher each day to finish T-4 in his title defense.

Last year, MacIntyre had his heart ripped out after McIlroy birdied the final two holes to steal the trophy. This year, the tables turned.

“I thought it was short,” MacIntyre said of the winning putt.

The double-breaker just dripped in the front door, for a winning total of 18-under 262, and MacIntyre pumped both fists in the air and screamed so loud he claimed he had lost his voice.

MacIntyre won his first PGA Tour title, the RBC Canadian Open, last month. With the win in his native country, MacIntyre became only the second Scot to win twice in one PGA Tour season, joining Sandy Lyle in 1988.

“I wanted the Scottish Open and I got it,” he said.

2024 Genesis Scottish Open Sunday final round tee times, how to watch

This week’s winner will walk away with $1.62 million of the $9 million purse and 500 FedEx Cup points.

Another day has come and gone along the Scottish coast, but one thing remains the same.

Ludvig Aberg leads by two shots with 18 holes to go at the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open. Aberg shot 5-under 66 on Saturday, his worst round of the week, to extend his lead. He’ll play in the final round with Scotland’s own Robert MacIntyre, who finished runner-up at The Renaissance Club last year.

Adam Scott is solo third at 14 under, three shots behind Aberg, while Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Sungjae Im and Antoine Rosner are T-4 at 13 under. Rory McIlroy bogeyed his final hole and shot 3 under on moving day and is five shots behind going to Sunday in his title defense.

Scottish Open: Leaderboard | Photos

This week’s winner will walk away with $1.62 million of the $9 million purse and 500 FedEx Cup points.

From tee times to TV info, here’s everything you need to know for the final round of the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open.

Scottish Open: Tournament hub

Sunday tee times

How to watch, stream

Sunday, July 14

Golf Channel/Peacock: 10 a.m.-12 p.m

CBS: 12-3 p.m.

Sirius XM: 10 a.m.-3 p.m

ESPN+: 4:15 a.m.-3 p.m

Mackenzie Hughes penalized two shots Saturday for showing up late to Scottish Open tee time

Not sure if jet lag can be an excuse.

Missing or being late to a tee time is never a good thing. Especially at a professional golf event.

That’s what happened to Mackenzie Hughes on Saturday, who was penalized two shots for being late to his third-round tee time at the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. The penalty was added to his score on the first hole, giving him a double-bogey 6.

Hughes’ tee time was scheduled for 2:45 p.m. local time in Scotland, so one can wonder how he was late.

However, the late start didn’t seem to hamper Hughes, who was 1 under for his round thru 10 holes and inside the top 20 on the leaderboard.

Tartan, Ryder Cup leftovers, rubber ducks among merchandise at 2024 Genesis Scottish Open

The Genesis Scottish Open merchandise tent at The Renaissance Club features an eclectic mix this year.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Scotch plaid, tartan and rubber duckies, oh, my.

The Genesis Scottish Open merchandise tent at The Renaissance Club features an eclectic mix this year. Scottish apparel company Glenmuir has a large presence, as it should, as does J. Lindeberg, which signed a big deal recently to be the official apparel of the DP World Tour. Lululemon has a corner of the shop with logoed and non-logo gear and touting its sponsorship of Min Woo Lee. Under Armour has a variety of shirts and Ashworth also has some space with The Renaissance Club logo for those interested in dressing like a member.

There’s also a decent amount of leftover 2023 European Ryder Cup gear — shirts, pullovers and divot tools — from the biennial competition at Marco Simone. Last year, spectators could get the Ryder Cup gear before the competition without having to go all the way to Italy; this year, it’s last call but at least the Euros can celebrate a win with their purchase. But the rubber ducks? Not sure what the back story is there but they sure are cute and a great gift for the kiddos.

Here’s some of the gear available this week at the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open.

Tartan, Ryder Cup leftovers, rubber ducks among merchandise at 2024 Genesis Scottish Open

The Genesis Scottish Open merchandise tent at The Renaissance Club features an eclectic mix this year.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Scotch plaid, tartan and rubber duckies, oh, my.

The Genesis Scottish Open merchandise tent at The Renaissance Club features an eclectic mix this year. Scottish apparel company Glenmuir has a large presence, as it should, as does J. Lindeberg, which signed a big deal recently to be the official apparel of the DP World Tour. Lululemon has a corner of the shop with logoed and non-logo gear and touting its sponsorship of Min Woo Lee. Under Armour has a variety of shirts and Ashworth also has some space with The Renaissance Club logo for those interested in dressing like a member.

There’s also a decent amount of leftover 2023 European Ryder Cup gear — shirts, pullovers and divot tools — from the biennial competition at Marco Simone. Last year, spectators could get the Ryder Cup gear before the competition without having to go all the way to Italy; this year, it’s last call but at least the Euros can celebrate a win with their purchase. But the rubber ducks? Not sure what the back story is there but they sure are cute and a great gift for the kiddos.

Here’s some of the gear available this week at the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open.

Rasmus Hojgaard tweaked his wrist but not his game at 2024 Genesis Scottish Open

When the Danish star had a strap on his right wrist, fans could only expect the worst.

Rasmus Hojgaard has four DP World Tour wins under his belt, but he’s racked up nearly as many injuries along the way.

Hojgaard has dealt with a myriad of health issues in the five years since turning pro, including problems with a rib, shoulder and finger.

So when the Danish star appeared for the second round of the Genesis Scottish Open with a strap on his right wrist, fans could only expect the worst.

Instead, the twin brother of PGA Tour player Nicolai came out firing on all cylinders at The Renaissance Club, posting a 63 on Friday to get to 9 under through 36 holes.

“Very unfortunate. I had a lie in the rough on 13 (on Thursday). I didn’t think much of it until I hit the shot, and the club just stuck into the ground,” Hojgaard said. “It feels better today. I’m just happy that I can play now.”

Scottish Open: Big names miss cut | Saturday tee times | Leaderboard | Photos

On more than one occasion, Hojgaard, who became the third-youngest player to win on the DP World Tour when he captured the 2019 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, let his hand fly off the club, but he insisted that had nothing to do with his injury.

“It wasn’t because it was too painful. I can feel it pretty much on every shot. It’s just having the confidence to put a better swing all the time,” he said. “It will probably be better the next couple days. I was kind of expecting a few shots out there to be very painful but that didn’t really show up. So I’m happy with that.”

Hojgaard sits T-5 after two rounds, but he’s not even well ahead in terms of family standings. Nicolai, who has played 15 times on the PGA Tour this season, is just a stroke behind his brother.

“I said to some of the guys at the start of the week, I just wanted to have four rounds of golf this week,” Rasmus Hojgaard said. “I’ve managed that now, and I think I just try to be as much pain-free as possible the next couple days.”