Bob MacIntyre
Name:
Robert Duncan "Bob" MacIntyreCountry:
ScotlandBorn:
Aug 3, 1996 in Oban, Scotland.Original/Home Club:
Glencruitten GC, ObanOccupation:
Professional golfer.Turned Pro:
2017Team: Walker Cup player (2017); Ryder Cup player (2023).
Amateur: Scottish Amateur champion (2015); Amateur Championship runner-up (2016).
Individual: multiple European Tour and PGA Tour wins. European Tour Rookie of the Year (2019).
MacIntyre honed his skills at Glencruitten GC on Scotland's west coast. From there he enjoyed a successful amateur career, winning the Scottish Youths Championship (2013), the Scottish Boys Open (2013), and Scottish Amateur (2015).
After a spell at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, he joined the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) Tour , then European Challenge Tour, and in 2019 the European Tour, where he won Rookie of the Year honours.
To date, among many Tour successes, MacIntyre has enjoyed wins in the Italian (2022), Canadian (2024) and Scottish (2024) Opens. He easily made the European Ryder Cup team in Rome (2023), and narrowly missed out on a first major in 2025, coming second to J.J. Spaun in the US Open Championship.
Europe
Genesis Motors
Played as the Genesis Scottish Open (July 11-14; US PGA Tr/European Tr event). Second-placed Adam Scott (Aus) finished 1 shot behind jubilant home-winner Robert "Bob" MacIntyre (Scot). [Renaissance Club, Gullane, East Lothian].
Note: second of five Rolex Series events on the European (DP World) Tour in 2024.
America
RBC
Played as the RBC Canadian Open (May 30-June 2). Second-placed Ben Griffin (USA) finished 1 shot behind 27-year-old Robert "Bob" MacIntyre (Scot), who recorded his first PGA Tour win in his 45th start on the Tour. Dougie MacIntyre, Bob's father (the head greenkeeper at their home club in Oban, Scotland), was rushed out to Canada as a last minute stand-in for Bob's regular caddie. [Hamilton G&CC, Ancaster, Ontario].
Europe
DS Autos
Played as the DS Automobiles Italian Open (Sept 15-18). Robert "Bob" MacIntyre (Scot) beat Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record his second European (DP World) Tour win, and first based on an aggregate score over 72-holes. [Marco Simone G&CC, nr Laghetto, Rome].
Europe
Aphrodite Hills
Played as the inaugural Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown (Nov 5-8). Second-placed Masahiro Kawamura (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind 24-year-old Robert MacIntyre (Scot), who recorded his first European Tour win. [Aphrodite Hills Resort, Kouklia, Paphos, Cyprus].
Note: Second of two "Cyprus Swing" events, introduced in response to scheduling disruption caused by the world coronavirus pandemic.
Format: after two rounds of regular stroke play, the top 32 and ties progressed to the third round, their scores reset to zero. Thereafter, the top 16 and ties progressed to the final round, again with their scores reset to zero.
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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