Robert MacIntyre: The fight in a six hour round

The Scottish shoots 71 in the first round at the Open

Bob, sum it up for us. Looked a bit happy in the front line, but frustrated in the back N. Ah, got off to the perfect start, didn’t I? Um, three under early doors playing beautifully and then a couple of awkward T- shots, awkward approach shots for me. Um, yeah, disappointing finish, but to get out of the air level par, especially with the two part and 18, solid enough. How frustrating was that sort of sixhour round? I mean it was the conditions were a bit frustrating. I just I mean I thought six hours in a practice round the other day was a long time. I didn’t think six hours in a tournament but we couldn’t have went any faster with I think I was speaking there to the guys in inside and they’re saying pretty much everybody’s 5 hours 55. So, um, yeah, I guess golf courses are too long. And is that a scenario where again you scrap, you fight, you only fall back? I again, level par is a solid day. Um, when you got off to the start, I got off to one of them ones that you’re thinking you should be three, four under par, but look, I started to kind of somewhat chase it. I mean, great par putt on um 15 when I’ve chased a t-shot track thinking I can I can knock it down there and leave myself 60 yards. Um but I didn’t. I missed it in the rough and it’s one of them ones I’ve for the first time in absolute donkeys. I’ve I’ve changed my rescue for a three iron and actually felt like I needed my my rescue a few times off the tea. But that’s how it goes. And yeah, go out there early tomorrow and hopefully post a good number. Yeah, good man. Did you have a number in mind when you started? Obviously as glow as you could this morning, but I mean would you have taken level par at the start? I not after I mean after the start I had you wouldn’t take that but um the way I was scrambling late on with the last kind of four holes I would probably have taken that. Um I didn’t hold any putts. I didn’t I didn’t hit any wild ones. Um it was just kind of a bit in the middle of the road. Did you have to keep your lid on in 18? I know you were a bit irritated in the fairway. Look at I mean I thought I managed to keep lid on it fairly well. There was a couple of squares out there but I mean it’s difficult. There’s so many crosswinds on this golf course and on 18 I’m thinking it’s helping. And I mean Mike Shelton get down at it because we think it’s it’s downwind and I mean Rosy’s obviously thought his was downwind and it’s come up short but to get out there with two was was a good one. Mhm. I know you made a deep run uh talking about another court for a second. The women are going to the um Royal Port Kyle. You made a deep run there um a while back. What do you make of that challenge? You know you’re a very good lynx player. So I’m just curious. Yeah, I thought it was a great test. That was British Am um don’t know what year that was. It was a while ago, but thought it was a great golf course. Um, obviously suited my game, but no, it’s I enjoyed where we stayed the time we were down there and um, yeah, really good golf course. Cheers, Bob. Good luck, Mor. Good, man. Cheers. Cheers, man. this.