Robert MacIntyre was able to move his ball out of the thick rough on the 16th hole during the final round of the Scottish Open on Sunday after it was ruled he would have to stand on a sprinkler hea…
Robert MacIntyre was able to move his ball out of the thick rough on the 16th hole during the final round of the Scottish Open on Sunday after it was ruled he would have to stand on a sprinkler head to hit his shot.
“So I could take the practice swing, like a foot, foot and a half from the ball, and just a step back. I just heard the clunk; I’ve got spikes on the front three of my shoes, not on my shoe as spikes, but just the front three studs as metal spikes, and I was like, no way. I’ve got a sprinkler underneath my foot. Obviously the plastic spikes at the back, you don’t feel it….It was just a lucky break. You use the rules to get advantage. You stand on a sprinkler, you’re due relief.
“Next week is a new week but I tell you, I’m going to celebrate this with my family, friends, and everyone here,” MacIntyre said. “I’m going to celebrate this one hard. We’ll pitch up to The Open when we pitch up to The Open.”The lefty from the tiny coastal town of Oban won for the second time this year, also capturing the Canadian Open — the fourth-oldest championship in golf — last month.
MacIntyre atoned for a tough ending last year at The Renaissance Club when he hit a 3-wood in tight for birdie on the last hole, only to lose out when Rory McIlroy drilled a 2-iron from 201 yards into the wind to set up the winning birdie. Ludvig Aberg fell back on a chilly day with a fresh wind. The Swede, who started the day with a two-shot lead, played the par 5s in 2-over par after having played them in 9 under the previous three rounds.Scott bounced back from a double bogey on the eighth hole — it took him three chips to stay on the green — by holing a bunker shot on No. 9.
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