Poor last round proves costly for MacIntyre
Oban golfer Robert MacIntyre travelled to China last week to take part in the Hainan Open played at Sanya Luhuitou Golf Club in Sanya City.
Robert started off well and carded a two under par 70 in the first round with five birdies and three bogeys.
In his second round, Robert carded three birdies and two bogeys. He had a superb eagle on the 13th but a double bogey on the 18th resulted in a score of 71.
The young Glencruitten golfer finished level par with a 72 in the third round which featured three birdies and three bogeys.
Unfortunately, Robert carded a four over par 76 in the last round with five birdies, five bogeys and a disastrous eight at the 7th which dropped him down the leader board and he finished in joint 47th place with a four0round total of 289.
The tournament was won by Finland’s Kalle Samooja who carded a four round total of 273, 13 under par. Scotland’s Grant Forrest finished second two strokes behind on 272 with American Sean Crocker in third place.
Robert stays in China for the Foshan Open taking place in Foshan City, Guangdong Province in south-east China starting today (October 18).