Rising star Bob MacIntyre is ready to break the habit of a lifetime and turn selfish in a bid to land a major.
Scotland’s top golfer is teeing it up in Dubai this week as he challenges for the DP World Tour season-opener at the Hero Desert Classic. He has been knocking on the doors of the game’s biggest prizes having won the Scottish and Canadian opens last year.
And now – in an attempt to finally capture one of golf’s four biggest championships – the Oban star has vowed to be less generous with his time. The 28-year-old said: “I’ve not changed as a person, but I have in a professional way that I’ve become more selfish. I watch what the best players in the world do and I think that once you get to a certain level in golf, everyone is trying to get a piece of you and pull you in different directions.
“So me, Mike [Burrow – caddy] hand the people around me have just had to be a bit more selfish with time. Some people don’t like it, but time is valuable. And, if you are being pulled from pillar to post, then you’ve got no time to practice and it’s just part of the job we are in.”
That was somewhat evident when asked if had any thoughts of hopefully seeing a long overdue mending of the many broken bridges in the men’s pro game. MacIntyre, who will return to Augusta National for his first Masters since 2022 and also hopes to earn a second straight European Ryder Cup team cap said: “I don’t even worry about that. I will play anywhere the best players in the world are playing. Talks going on in mending the bridges in the men’s pro game is way above my baby. I will leave matters like that to the top guys to sort out.”
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