Scottish Open champion Robert MacIntyre seems to be to finish an extraordinary feat in his place of birth by means of successful this week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon.
The final participant to win the Scottish Open and an Open Championship in Scotland in the similar yr was once Phil Mickelson in 2013.
MacIntyre additionally is looking for to turn into simply the 3rd Scottish participant to raise the Claret Jug prior to now 100 years, becoming a member of Paul Lawrie (1999) and Tommy Armour (1931).
MacIntyre arrived at Troon with momentum following an eagle-par-birdie end to win by means of one shot on Sunday at The Renaissance Membership.
He additionally arrived with a well-earned hangover after going “completely wild” following his Scottish Open triumph. Requested Wednesday to price his birthday celebration on a scale of one to ten, he gave it a ten.
“Glance, I am not a large drinker, however whilst you get moments like that that is a adolescence dream and an entire life function and you have got friends and family there that experience subsidized you because you had been a tender child, I feel it was once rather proper to move completely wild,” MacIntyre mentioned. “I feel we achieved a excellent activity of that.”
It was once the second one win of the season for MacIntyre following the Canadian Open in early June.
The 27-year-old nonetheless is looking for his first primary win, together with his easiest end up to now a tie for 6th on the Open Championship in 2019 at Royal Portrush.
After turning into the primary Scot to win the Scottish Open in 25 years (Colin Montgomerie), he seems to be to turn into the primary Scot to win the Open in 25 years (Lawrie).
“It is conceivable,” MacIntyre mentioned. “The next day to come we’re going to get started off from stage par. I have were given as a lot likelihood as everybody else within the box. Identical Thursday final week, I had the similar likelihood as everybody else.
“It is almost about getting into that place on Sunday and seeing the place the playing cards fall. Clearly final week they fell my manner. My activity is to move in the market, battle as laborious as I will, take a look at my easiest, and optimistically get able the place I will simply have an opportunity.
“That is all I will ask myself, and that is the reason the one little bit of roughly the rest that I would like is solely have an opportunity. If I do my activity effectively sufficient and I hit the photographs I see, execute them in addition to I will, settle for the place they finally end up, then there is a likelihood.”
–Box Degree Media
