Robert MacIntyre drops Rory McIlroy story ahead of ‘free go’ at PGA Tour
Although MacIntyre has played in PGA Tour events in the past, this week’s Sony Open represents his first since securing a full card.
The Scot was among 10 DP World Tour players to secure their playing rights on the North American last season.
MacIntyre, who scored 2.5 points for Team Europe in September’s Ryder Cup win over the U.S. in Italy, has vowed to put absolutely everything into making his PGA Tour career a success.
Although McIntyre has played in PGA Tour events in the past this week’s Sony Open represents his first since securing a full card the Scott was among 10 DP World Tour players to secure their playing rights on the North American last season McIntyre who scored 2.5 points for team Europe in September’s
Ryder Cup win over the u s in Italy has vowed to put absolutely everything into making his PGA Tour career a success he has moved from his beloved hometown of Oban to Florida speaking to reporters in Hawaii MacIntyre described this year as his free go if he doesn’t play well
Enough he can always go back to the DP World Tour he said you have been given a Golden Ticket almost he said the way the cards are working if you play Bad on the PGA tour you are still going to have the good card you had on the DP World Tour
It’s it’s almost like a free go that’s the way I see it a free go at the PGA Tour go and get your card secured up by August and then come back to the DP World Tour and then hopefully you play well and secure that card for me it was
Like a free shot McIntyre shared a locker room with the aforementioned mroy at the Ryder Cup because lockers are handed out alphabetically McIntyre has frequently found himself alongside the four times major Champion the Ridder cup changed things McIntyre said when I was out here in 2021 mine Rory’s and Shane’s
Low’s lockers are normally close to each other due to the alphabet and last names I always got on well with Shane as we have the same background pretty chilled out and not give too much of a CP but always when I met Rory it was like oh
It’s Rory he’s up there and I’m down here whereas the riter cup everyone opened up you know things about those things now you never thought you’d ever know I think that’s where you almost had to gain their respect and then you get their honest personality comes out you
Get to know them on a different level you are not just seeing their professional side you start to see the personal side of all of these guys because we have become a team and we are trying to chase something down I think that’s a massive part of it and now I
Can go into a locker room Rory is there and you can have a personal chat you can talk normally the Sony Open will be played over 11us 14 January
