{"id":38077,"date":"2026-07-17T05:47:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/38077\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T05:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:47:34","slug":"robert-macintyre-calum-hill-lead-scots-at-genesis-scottish-open-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/38077\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert MacIntyre, Calum Hill lead Scots at Genesis Scottish Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 9, 2026, 3:53 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

We all know that Robert MacIntyre has an explosive side. In fact, his next sponsorship deal could be with TNT.<\/p>\n

The Oban man has his own way of describing his character. \u201cEveryone knows that I’m like a kettle, always boiling away, ready to erupt,\u201d he said. Remind the golf writers not to ask him to make us all a cup of tea.<\/p>\n

On day one of the Genesis Scottish Open<\/a> at the sun-soaked Renaissance, MacIntyre was in a relatively tranquil mood.<\/p>\n

A 3-under 67 to get his campaign underway was a sturdy start and left him with plenty to be positive about. A good up-and-down on his last hole \u2013 the ninth \u2013 to save his par was a nice way to finish. The day didn\u2019t start too well, mind you.<\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/p>\n

A three-putt bogey on his opening hole could\u2019ve led to the kind of fearsome eruption they\u2019re fearing at Yellowstone.<\/p>\n

MacIntyre kept his cool, though, and a five-birdie round had him handily placed as he looks to recapture the Scottish Open crown he won in such thrilling fashion a couple of seasons ago. In this teasing, tormenting pursuit, of course, keeping the heid has always been a valuable asset.<\/p>\n

\u201c100 percent,\u201d he replied when asked if things have improved on the mental side of his game. \u201cEveryone sees the professional life, not everyone sees the personal life,\u201d added the world No 20. \u201cLook, I\u2019m lucky. I\u2019ve got a great family, great friends. It\u2019s a small group and I love every one of them and trust them all. But, when things aren\u2019t right, it\u2019s a struggle when I\u2019ve got to come out here and try and pretend that everything is alright. And it gets to a point where I am absolutely raging, can\u2019t keep a lid on it and then it explodes, as you guys have all seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI accept that when that happens, it doesn\u2019t look pretty, it doesn\u2019t look good. It\u2019s not great for kids, it\u2019s not great for anybody. But, at the end of the day, it\u2019s my job.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way I am just now, I\u2019ve had a week at home , played one round of golf, spent time with family and friends, life is good. I just enjoyed the week off and, when I can do that and balance life and golf, I feel like I can come out here to practice and prepare and it makes it easier on the golf course.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"\/<\/p>\n

MacIntyre\u2019s well-documented, one-fingered salute during the Masters just about had him outlawed in the state of Georgia.<\/p>\n

The mind gurus certainly earn their salt, and it remains a work in progress. \u00a0\u201cI work with someone,\u201d he said of his sporting psychologist.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been working with him for three years, since I realised I needed to speak to someone. I think we do a great job. I speak to him once or twice a week and can message whenever I want.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was peace of mind for MacIntyre after a good start. It could\u2019ve been better, but that\u2019s part of this game isn\u2019t it? Golfers are always looking for something more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy enough,\u201d he said. \u201cThere were a few times when I was out of position, mainly on par-fives, where I had to chip out to get myself back in position then took advantage of a nice wedge shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I didn\u2019t hole as many putts as I would have hoped. I didn\u2019t feel I had the pace of the greens at the start. But overall, a good round.\u201d<\/p>\n

Late on a lovely day, MacIntyre was joined on the 3-under mark by his fellow Scot, Calum Hill.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old, a double winner on the DP World Tour, illuminated his round with a raking birdie putt on the 17th from over 40 feet. It was a nice surprise to see that one drop.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually said to Stuart (Davidson, his caddie) \u2018this is brutal\u2019,\u201d admitted Hill of a challenging putt that just about required a breather halfway to the hole.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was really tough just to two-putt. But my pace had been good all day. I had a 32-footer that went in on nine and other chances I had on the front nine were there or thereabouts.\u201d<\/p>\n

With three tee-times still available at next week\u2019s Open for the leading finishers not otherwise exempt here at the Renaissance, Hill has plenty to play for.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the goal (The Open),\u201d added the Scot. \u201cI want to play well enough to give myself a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s off to a good start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"July 9, 2026, 3:53 p.m. ET We all know that Robert MacIntyre has an explosive side. In fact,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[58,1562,59,1236,1237,1495,65,68,69,193,67,62],"class_list":["post-38077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-robert-macintyre","tag-accessfree","tag-robert-macintyre","tag-sourcegolfweek","tag-sstssportsgolfpga","tag-sstsnpga-tour","tag-tagdp-world-tour","tag-taggolf","tag-taginternational-sports-competitions","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagpga-tour","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}