Robert MacIntyre Tipped to Rival Scottie Scheffler at The Open Championship

Robert MacIntyre is coming home — and he’s coming for a major. After an incredible seven-week stretch in the U.S., capped by a top-20 finish at the $20 million Travelers Championship, the Scottish star is heading into the links season with momentum and belief.

In this video, we break down MacIntyre’s rise, his gutsy US Open run, the importance of his upcoming Scottish Open title defense, and why Royal Portrush could be the turning point in his career. Can he really win The Open? Sky Sports thinks so. David Howell thinks so. And now… so do we.

Get ready for a story of resilience, pride, and one man’s quest to bring a major home to Scotland. ⛳🏴

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after a demanding run in the United States Robert McIntyre is finally heading home and he’s bringing a wave of confidence with him The pride of Obin capped off a successful American stretch with a tied 17th place finish at the Travelers Championship on Sunday surging up 20 spots on the leaderboard with a brilliant final round 66 at TPC River Highlands That performance earned him a $250,000 share of the $20 million purse and marked the perfect conclusion to a grueling 7-week run on US soil Now with some well-earned rest on the horizon McIntyre is turning his focus to the heart of his season the Lynx Swing First up a return to the Renaissance Club in East Lotheian to defend his title at the Genesis Scottish Open in front of a passionate home crowd From there it’s on to Royal Portraish where McIntyre will tee it up at the Open Championship not just as a hopeful but as a legitimate contender Fresh off a near miss at the US Open where he mounted a thrilling lay charge at Oakmont only to fall just short McIntyre has firmly planted himself among the sports elite With his confidence high and his game peaking at the right time many are now touting the 27-year-old as a major champion in the making Veteran pro and Sky Sports analyst David Howell certainly believes McIntyre has what it takes Yes Scotty Sheffller will be the favorite of course Howell said during Sunday’s broadcast but Bob McIntyre is built for Lynx golf He proved at Oakmont that when the pressure is on he can rise to the occasion He did everything right when it counted and now he knows he can win a major He’ll have high expectations but don’t be surprised if he delivers something special at Portrait McIntyre himself isn’t shying away from the challenge With a Scottish Open title already under his belt and his performances growing stronger by the week he now has his sights set squarely on golf’s biggest prizes There’s no reason why I can’t win a major championship in my career and that’s the goal now He told the Scotsman after his close call at the US Open where JJ Spawn ultimately took the crown I said I wanted to win the Scottish Open and I did that I honestly thought I had this one but now it’s all about chasing majors McIntyre’s return to Lynx Golf couldn’t come at a better time With momentum on his side and belief in his heart Scotland’s rising star is ready to make his mark Not just at home but on golf’s grandest stage