Bob gets ready for action
European Tour golfing sensation Bob MacIntyre, Oban, is getting ready to get back into the swing of things after a few weeks’ rest and recouperation from his hectic life on the world golfing stage.
In his first season on the European Tour, Robert ‘Bob’ MacIntyre played 30 events, making 25 cuts, with seven top 10 finishes, ending the year ranked 64th in the world.
But the cherry on the cake for Bob was when he was crowned European Tour Rookie of the Year.
‘You can only challenge for that once in your life so that is something I will remember forever and something that can never be taken away from me.
‘I never thought playing a sport that I love, doing what I love, would have an impact on other people the way it has. I try to reply to everyone who contacts me, whether it is kids or older people. It is just the way I am. If someone says hello to me on the street, I will say hello back. It is just who I am.’
The Oban golfer is home until January 7, before his season restarts, and he has been nursing a bruised hand.
‘I have needed time off,’ he told our reporter David McPhee. ‘If most people take a week off work, or two weeks off work, they might go on holiday at certain times of the year. My holiday is getting back home to Oban.
Speaking about his achievements, Neil Armour, a junior golf coach at Glencruitten Golf Club said: ‘I just think it is absolutely fantastic.
‘I look back and think of the wee junior boy who could hardly cross two burns here and now he is playing golf at the top table in the world. It is just amazing.’
‘He has made me interested in golf again.’