Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre recovered from a shaky begin and held off a number of challengers to win his first PGA Tour title on the RBC Canadian Open.
MacIntyre carded a two-under last spherical of 68 at Hamilton Golf and Nation Membership to complete 16 beneath par, a shot forward of Ben Griffin.
Griffin had piled on the strain with birdies on the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth to shut inside one in all his taking part in accomplice, however couldn’t discover a fourth in a row on the final to doubtlessly drive a play-off.
Victor Perez completed one stroke additional again, whereas Rory McIlroy and Tom Kim tied for fourth at 13 beneath. McIlroy, who began the day seven off the lead, pulled to inside two at one level after a run of three straight birdies via the sixth gap.
MacIntyre had the luxurious of two-putting from 10 ft on the 18th gap, embracing his father Dougie upon his win, who had been referred to as on to caddie at quick discover.
Requested why he was so emotional on the win, MacIntyre gestured to his dad as he advised CBS: “Due to this.
“I am speechless, to be trustworthy. That is simply all the pieces for me and household, my girlfriend, my staff. I can not consider I’ve completed it with him on the bag.
“I’m crying with joy but I’m laughing because I didn’t think it was possible.”
MacIntyre had seen his four-shot in a single day lead worn out within the house of 4 holes after he bogeyed the primary and residential favorite Mackenzie Hughes made a hat-trick of early birdies.
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Robert Macintyre fumed after a TV protection drone distracted him by getting too shut on the RBC Canadian Open
Nevertheless, MacIntyre responded beautifully to birdie the fourth, seventh and eighth to regain management of the occasion, regardless of having to ask for a drone getting used for the tv protection to be moved on a number of events earlier than he lastly bought his want.
One other birdie on the eleventh was adopted by a wild tee shot on the twelfth right into a water hazard and one other bogey on the thirteenth opened the door for the chasing pack, however the Ryder Cup star crucially birdied the fifteenth and safely parred the final three holes.
MacIntyre has made no secret of his battle to adapt to residing in the USA this season, however benefited vastly from a three-week spell again in Scotland in April and contended for the Myrtle Seaside Traditional earlier than ending eighth within the US PGA Championship.
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