Bob makes the most of temporary grounding

Golf ace Bob MacIntyre is enjoying an unplanned break with his family as the sporting world goes into lock down.

But the 23-year-old from Oban is under no illusion about the monumental effect the coronavirus outbreak will have at home and for his 2020 European Tour bid.

‘This is bigger than sport, it’s bigger than anything, so my priority at the moment is to enjoy unexpected time with my family and to do whatever I can to keep everyone safe at home,’ he told The Oban Times.

‘Golf, as in all other sports, has been shut down and we don’t know how long it will remain like that.

‘There’s no point trying to guess what will happen for the rest of the season as things are changing on a daily basis so in the meantime I will work on getting myself ready for when the phone call comes to say we can start up again.

‘I love my down time so over the past week I have been relaxing and having some good games of golf with my mates. Nothing too stressful,’ he added.

‘From now on though I will be trying to get myself a bit fitter to help my golf and reach certain speeds.

‘I had down time at the end of last year because of a hand injury. I am fit and healthy now and just wanted to get going but unfortunately I can’t.

‘Because of the injury, I have had to adjust a few things in my game so I now have extra time to work on that.’

Bob was made an ambassador for Martyn’s Monday Club last week and pledged to do what he could to support the Oban-based charity.