Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre received his first PGA Tour title on Sunday, holding off American taking part in accomplice Ben Griffin down the stretch to seize the Canadian Open by one stroke.
The 27-year-old left-hander was in tears after taking the title along with his father, Dougie MacIntyre, serving as his emergency caddie for the week.
“I can’t imagine it, to have him on the bag. I’m crying with pleasure however I’m laughing as a result of I didn’t suppose it was attainable,” MacIntyre stated, wiping the tears from his face.
“That is the man that taught me the sport of golf. And I simply can’t imagine I’ve finished this with him on the bag.”
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MacIntyre turned the primary Scotsman to win a PGA occasion since Martin Laird on the 2020 Shriners Kids’s Open, firing a two-under-par 68 to complete on 16-under 264 after 72 holes at Hamilton Golf and Nation Membership in suburban Toronto.
Griffin, who reeled off three consecutive birdies earlier than a closing par, shot 65 to complete second on 265 with France’s Victor Perez third on 266 after a 64. Third-ranked Rory McIlroy and South Korean Tom Kim every shot 64 to share fourth on 267.
World quantity 76 MacIntyre has two DP World Tour triumphs, most not too long ago on the 2022 Italian Open, however his greatest prior PGA end was runner-up in final 12 months’s Scottish Open.
“I actually can’t imagine this,” stated MacIntyre. “It’s simply every thing for me and my household, my girlfriend, my crew.”
Requested in regards to the pleasure of serving as bagman for his son on a breakthrough triumph, greenskeeper Dougie MacIntyre stated, “Unbelievable. I’m a grass cutter,” after which started to weep.
“You’re a caddie,” his son stated as he put his arm round him. “You’re a caddie.”
The elder MacIntyre recalled getting a name the Saturday earlier than event week. “I’m sitting on the sofa at dwelling, 8 o’clock on Saturday night time. I used to be like, I can’t go away my job. I’m busy at work,” Dougie MacIntyre stated.
“Eight o’clock the following morning I’m on my flight out right here, then, wow.”
Requested if his father would preserve his caddie responsibility for the following three weeks, which incorporates the US Open, MacIntyre stated his dad’s profession was strictly one and finished.
“No, dad’s on the flight dwelling on Monday,” Robert MacIntyre stated.
MacIntyre led by 4 strokes when the day started and when MacIntyre curled in a left-to-right birdie putt from 22 toes at 11, his edge was 5.
However MacIntyre made bogeys at 12 and 13 earlier than a birdie from simply outdoors 5 toes at 15 stabilized him, just for 91st-ranked Griffin to make a remaining cost with birdies at 15, 16 and 17, the center one on a 40-foot putt, to path by one on the 18th.
“I used to be coming down the final and (dad) was making an attempt to inform me to remain centered and swing clean as a result of yesterday I bought rather a lot too quick,” MacIntyre stated.
“In my head I wasn’t listening to him, I used to be like, I’m going to win this for my dad.” Griffin left himself a birdie putt from simply outdoors 24 toes at 18 to equal MacIntyre, who had a 10-foot birdie putt. Griffin left his putt 4 toes brief and MacIntyre two-putted for the victory.
World quantity 109 Perez, a three-time DP World Tour winner whose most up-to-date title got here final 12 months at Abu Dhabi, missed out on his first PGA victory however matched his greatest tour end, third at March’s Puerto Rico Open.
World quantity three Rory McIlroy, a two-time Canadian winner and four-time main champion, birdied 4 of the primary six holes and made one other at 12 to succeed in 12-under.
“I performed a terrific weekend, 11-under,” McIlroy stated. “It’s a extremely good weekend to construct on.”
Adam Scott was one of the best positioned Australian however his tied forty second end means he might want to go all through US Open qualifying to maintain his outstanding majors streak alive.
Scott has performed in 91 successive majors stretching again to the 2001 British Open however his world rating has slipped outdoors the highest 60, that means he might want to compete within the qualifiers begining at Springfield Nation Membership in Ohio within the coming days.