| Robert MacIntyre | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robert MacIntyre in 2023 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Robert Duncan MacIntyre | ||||
| Born | (1996-08-03)3 August 1996 (age 28) Oban, Scotland | ||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | McNeese State University | ||||
| Turned professional | 2017 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour | ||||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||||
| Highestranking | 14 (8 December 2024)[1] (as of 27 April 2025) | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour | 2 | ||||
| European Tour | 3 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | T12: 2021 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T8:2024 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T35: 2021 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T6:2019 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Robert Duncan MacIntyre (born 3 August 1996) is a Scottishprofessional golfer who plays on theEuropean Tour andPGA Tour.
MacIntyre had a successful amateur career. In 2013 he won both the Scottish Youths Championship and the Scottish Boys Open Stroke-Play Championship.[2] He won theScottish Amateur in 2015. In 2016 he lost 2&1 toScott Gregory in the final of theAmateur Championship atRoyal Porthcawl Golf Club.[3][4] MacIntyre represented Scotland in the2016 Eisenhower Trophy and played in the2017 Walker Cup.[2] He attendedMcNeese State University from 2014 to 2015.[5][6]
MacIntyre turned professional in late 2017.[4] In October, he played his first two events as a professional, on theMENA Golf Tour, finishing tied for third place in the Jordan's Ayla Golf Championship and then winning the Sahara Kuwait Championship.[2]
In November 2017, MacIntyre made the final stage of the European TourQ-school. He finished tied for 37th place to secure a2018 Challenge Tour card.[2] In August 2018, he lost toKim Koivu in a playoff for theVierumäki Finnish Challenge and then had an exceptional end to the season. He finished tied for fourth in theMonaghan Irish Challenge, lost a playoff toVíctor Perez in theFoshan Open and tied for 6th in theRas 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 theEuropean Tour for 2019.
MacIntyre was a joint runner-up in the 2019Betfred British Masters, helped by an eagle-birdie finish.[7] Two weeks later he was runner-up in theMade in Denmark tournament, a stroke behindBernd Wiesberger.[8] In July 2019, MacIntyre made his Open Championship debut at Royal Portrush, finishing in a tie for sixth.[9] On 14 October, MacIntyre became the leading Scot on theOfficial World Golf Ranking for the first time after finishing in a tie for fourth at the Italian Open.[10] MacIntyre finished the season as the leading rookie on the Race to Dubai rankings (11th place) which earned him theSir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award.[11]
In November 2020, MacIntyre claimed his first European Tour title at theAphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown. With the final round cut to 19 players due to knockout format of the event; MacIntyre's final round 64 was good to seal the victory and beatMasahiro Kawamura by one shot.[12]
In September 2022, MacIntyre won his second European Tour event at theDS Automobiles Italian Open. He shot a final-round 64 to joinMatt Fitzpatrick in a playoff. He won the playoff on the first extra hole with a birdie.[13]
In July 2023, MacIntyre shot a 64, including a birdie on the final hole, in the final round of theGenesis Scottish Open. He was eventually beaten byRory McIlroy by one shot.[14] In September, MacIntyre played on the European team in the2023 Ryder Cup atMarco Simone Golf and Country Club inGuidonia,Rome,Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and MacIntyre went 2–0–1 including a win in his Sunday singles match againstWyndham Clark. At the end of the2023 European Tour season, MacIntyre claimed one of the 10 available PGA Tour cards for the leading players on theRace to Dubai, giving him playing status for the2024 season.[15]
After struggling early with only one top-10 finish in ten starts, MacIntyre finished T8 at theZurich Classic of New Orleans with playing partner,Thomas Detry. In May 2024, he finished tied for 8th at thePGA Championship, his first top-10 at a major since the2021 Open Championship.
In June 2024, MacIntyre claimed his first PGA Tour win at theRBC Canadian Open. He shot a final round 68 to finish one shot ahead ofBen Griffin.[16]
One month later, MacIntyre won theGenesis Scottish Open with a birdie on the final hole to beat Adam Scott by one shot. With the win, MacIntyre became only the second Scot to win twice in one PGA Tour season, joining Sandy Lyle in 1988.[17]
Growing up inOban, Scotland, MacIntyre playedshinty as a teenager forOban Camanachd.[3]
MacIntyre's father, Dougie, is the head greenkeeper at Glencruitten Golf Club in Oban.[18] Dougie acted as his caddie during his victory at the 2024RBC Canadian Open.[16][19] His cousins,Oscar andJacob MacIntyre are both professionalfootballers.[20]
Source:[21]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Jun2024 | RBC Canadian Open | −16 (64-66-66-68=264) | 1 stroke |  Ben Griffin |
| 2 | 14 Jul 2024 | Genesis Scottish Open1 | −18 (67-65-63-67=262) | 1 stroke |  Adam Scott |
1Co-sanctioned by theEuropean Tour
| Legend |
|---|
| Rolex Series (1) |
| Other European Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Nov2020 | Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown | −7 (64)[a] | 1 stroke |  Masahiro Kawamura |
| 2 | 18 Sep2022 | DS Automobiles Italian Open | −14 (70-69-67-64=270) | Playoff |  Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 3 | 14 Jul2024 | Genesis Scottish Open1 | −18 (67-65-63-67=262) | 1 stroke | Adam Scott |
1Co-sanctioned by thePGA Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | DS Automobiles Italian Open | Matt Fitzpatrick | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Oct2017 | Sahara Kuwait Championship | −14 (65-66-65=196) | 2 strokes | Luke Joy |
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge |  Kim Koivu | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Foshan Open |  Victor Perez | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T12 | T23 | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship | T66 | T49 | 77 | CUT | T8 | ||
| U.S. Open | T56 | T35 | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | T6 | NT | T8 | T34 | T71 | T50 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 |
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | 9 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T42 | T61 | ||
| Match Play | NT1 | R16 | T35 | |
| Invitational | T59 | T15 | ||
| Champions | T17 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.
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