Bob MacIntyre drops incredible Ryder Cup claim directly about himself that shows the world his insatiable desire
In-form Scottish star looking to extend smart sequence at TPC River Highlands
In-form Bob MacIntyre can finish a sharp sequence in style and take more key Ryder Cup steps with another big week at the Travelers Championship.
The Scottish star is in Connecticut for the final Signature Event of 2025 on the PGA Tour looking to maintain an impressive run.
MacIntyre came agonisingly close to winning the US Open at Oakmont last weekend as he finished outright runner-up behind JJ Spaun. The 28-year-old was playing for the sixth successive week in the States and hasn't missed any available cuts in that spell since starting out at the Truist Championship in the second week of May and continuing unbroken through the PGA Championship, Charles Schwab Challenge, Memorial, RBC Canadian Open and US Open.
MacIntyre's work has him up to fourth in The Ryder Cup points standings as he chases down a place in skipper Luke Donald's European team for September's clash with United States. He said: 'As far as the Ryder Cup is concerned, that's where I want to be. I want to play every Ryder Cup from now until the day I retire.'
MacIntyre is looking to sign-off the spell in style at TPC River Highlands with his superb recent form taking up to No.12 in the Official World Golf Rankings. The Tartan star is putting in the hard yards and said: 'I was going to take a week off and not play Colonial, but my game has been feeling good and I believed that a result was coming so we decided to play Colonial, which was good. I had Mikey Thomson on the bag for that and we got a Top 10 there.
'I am starting to see things happening with my game. Driver, putter, everything. I feel things coming and just have to keep going and keep going until I get that result. If you are planning a schedule, you probably wouldn't do six weeks, never mind going to a seventh [at the Travelers].
'But I make big calls and I trust what I do. I just felt that was the right thing and we've built some good momentum and then a result like this comes. Look, I've put a lot of work into this. It's not just happening through luck. I've built a team around me that I think are the best I can get and they can support me. People that are known and people that are still unknown. I trust every one of them pretty much with my life.
'I mean, this is my job and this is my life, but it's all about trust. I trust them and they obviously trust me to go out there and try to deliver, as I almost did on this occasion.'
MacIntyre will get a short break after the Travelers and return home to get ready for the next stretch which begins at The Renaissance and the defence of his Genesis Scottish Open title before a huge following week in the hunt for the next major at The Open at Royal Portrush.
He said: 'I can't wait to get home, to be honest. This will be an 11-week stretch for me in the US and it's tough for me and [girlfriend] Shannon. But we're out here to do a job and that's to play good golf. My attitude has been up and down, but we are trying our best out there and that's all you can do.'
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