Rory McIlroy prize money at BMW Championship as MacIntyre loses out to Scheffler
Meanwhile, Shane Lowry went home €182,076 richer as he finished further down in the field in a tie for 23rd place on one over par for the tournament. His final round included four birdies and just one bogey as he shot a three-under-par 67.
Robert MacIntyre saw a four-shot lead slip away in the final round as world number one Scottie Scheffler pulled off a stunning move to secure victory, pocketing €3,077,559 in the process. MacIntyre earned €1,846,437 for finishing second.
The Scot's substantial overnight lead was reduced to just one stroke after he began Sunday with two bogeys, and despite a valiant attempt, he couldn't halt the American's growing momentum. With only two shots separating them and two holes left to play, MacIntyre could only watch as Scheffler executed an extraordinary chip from the rough, effectively sealing his victory on the penultimate hole.
It was a tough pill to swallow for MacIntyre, who had created his own memorable moment on the final hole on Saturday when he sunk a 41-foot putt to maintain his significant lead. In pursuit of the win that would have guaranteed his spot in Europe's Ryder Cup team, McIntyre got off to a disastrous start on Sunday. However, Scheffler was also far from flawless, a missed putt restoring the Scot's two-stroke lead after three.
The American drew level on the fifth hole after MacIntyre found a bunker with his approach shot, and Scheffler seemed unstoppable as he moved two clear on the 13th. MacIntyre managed to close the gap once more, but the 15th hole proved crucial as the Oban man failed to capitalise on Scheffler finding a bunker with his approach shot. A missed birdie putt handed the momentum back to the American.
Following Scheffler's spectacular response on the 17th, MacIntyre couldn't conjure up any more final hole heroics and completed a three-over-par closing round of 73, falling two strokes short of Scheffler's 15-under-par aggregate of 265. Scottie Scheffler (Image: James Gilbert/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
"He's hit a great shot," MacIntyre said of Scheffler's pyrotechnics at the 17th. "Nothing you can do with that. I just didn't play good enough.
"I got off to an absolutely horrific start. I just expected jumpers on one and two. One, it's come out dead and then it's got a massive mud ball just short of the green.
"I just felt great going out today. I wasn't even expecting to be over par, to be honest. I was really expecting to go out there, foot down, and perform the way I have the last couple days."
A closing round of 67 propelled Tommy Fleetwood into a share of fourth position behind American Maverick McNealy, whilst Harry Hall, who began Sunday in a tie for fourth, slipped back with a disappointing 70 to end up in sixth spot.
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