If you ask me, them's the rules. It's not Robert MacIntyre's fault that he got a free drop and very clean relief from the thick rough during Sunday's final round at the Scottish Open. Golf has all sorts of weird rules that are so granular and pedantic they could drive weekend hacker mad if they played 100% legit. Facing a crowded leaderboard of world-class competitors, not to mention dealing with the weight of a nation who wants you to win, MacIntyre was beyond clutch in several key moments down the stretch. One of those happened to be on the 72nd hole, where he drilled a lengthy birdie putt to finish up a round of 67, and at 18 under par overall, bested Adam Scott by one stroke. https://twitter.com/GolfChannel/status/1812562280900366719 I mean come on, how badass is that? How can you not be happy for the guy? Look at all the jubilation and emotion! https://twitter.com/DPWorldTour/status/1812565548636737694 https://twitter.com/KylePorterCBS/status/1812565459742388253 https://twitter.com/KylePorterCBS/status/1812561466827952475 Kind of poetic that a golfer whose surname is "Scott" fell just short against an actual Scotsman. By the way, what an iconic
"GREAT SCOT!" call by Jim Nantz . Killing it as usual. I'll never mind a
Back to the Future reference, either... The only glaring issue wherein a lot of golf purists might ascribe an asterisk next to MacIntyre's name for this victory is the fact that, yes, he got a big break. On the par-5 16th hole, Bobby Mac stood on a sprinkler head in the deep rough. Since it impacted his stance, he got free relief, and drew a great lie after the drop. When he proceeded to hit a gem of a second shot from almost 250 yards out to set up an eagle/eventual win, folks were
not happy. https://twitter.com/NoLayingUp/status/1812555453051625720 https://twitter.com/BrendanPorath/status/1812556070356984113 https://twitter.com/screwthewilpons/status/1812552659007582592 https://twitter.com/LowCutStinger/status/1812553723786178999 https://twitter.com/thefantasygrind/status/1812564187392192885 https://twitter.com/ashylarrymp/status/1812565315018227826 https://twitter.com/dcrawley92/status/1812562069423563099 https://twitter.com/peany_04/status/1812552795217854907
Shooter McGavin "play it as it lies" sentiments aside, y'all have a big dump in your collective trousers, to use apropos across the pond terminology. Look at this freaking shot. He could've put 100 balls down from there and not gotten closer more than once. https://twitter.com/GolfChannel/status/1812562051576852722 To further counter all the backlash: You saw the putt MacIntyre sank on No. 18. He saved par with a testy little putt on the prior hole. Had to can that eagle putt
and execute an absurdly long shot just to set up that opportunity. Then, there was the absolute bomb he dropped at the 14th hole to get his rally to the finish into ignition: https://twitter.com/GolfChannel/status/1812562127888293939 Can't we just be happy for Bobby Mac? Adam Scott had a very makable birdie putt on the 18th and didn't hit the hole. He also bogeyed from the 15th fairway due to an uncharacteristic, wayward approach shot. Scott had his chances. MacIntyre had to pull some legit magic out his arse to get this done. I'm gonna choose to celebrate his triumph and what it means for Scotland above all else. https://twitter.com/jamescolgan26/status/1812563408241521137 Open Championship week incoming. Let's get it.
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