Macintyre sees ‘huge opportunity’ in big events
Bob MacIntyre may not have mentioned the Masters by name, but there is no hiding the fact he has Georgia on his mind as he makes his first appearance as a European Tour winner this week.
The Cyprus Showdown champion, having claimed that title at Aphrodite Hills near Paphos earlier this month, is among six Scots teeing up in the Alfred Dun hill Championship, which start sat Leopard Creek today.
Thanks to his breakthrough victory in Cyprus, which lifted him into the top 30 in the R ace to Dubai, MacIntyre has already secured his spot in the 60-man field for the $8 million Rolex Series event.
That means the 24-yearold from Oban, who sits 63 rd in the world rankings, has three big opportunities to climb into the top 50 in time for the first batch of 2021 Masters invitations being dished out at the end of the year.
“This week was just a great decision,” said MacIntyre, who is the second favourite behind 2017 winner Brandon Stone, of making the journey to a venue that shares its environment with the Kruger National Park.
“It’s a great course, and it’s just one of those weeks that you knuckle down and if you play well you’re going to be right in there.
“It’s also just to get back playing. I’ve got a lot to play for just now. This week was a huge opportunity, especially knowing the golf course. The changes here have made it a lot tougher and I’m looking for ward to it,” he added of flying the S altire along with David Drysdale, Scott Jamieson, David Law, Connor Syme and Calum Hill.