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Winnipeg Free Press
3 hours ago
- Climate
- Winnipeg Free Press
Rory McIlroy chasing third title as Robert MacIntyre looks to repeat at Canadian Open
CALEDON – Rory McIlroy and Robert MacIntyre don't just love playing golf, they're students of the history of the game. That's why they're both set on once again capturing the RBC Canadian Open and blocking a Canadian from winning on home soil. The pair have combined for three of the past four Canadian Open titles, with Northern Ireland's McIlroy winning in 2019 and 2022, and Scotland's MacIntyre emerging victorious last year. If McIlroy wins again, he'll join Lee Trevino, Sam Snead and Tommy Armour as a three-time champion. 'Anytime you start to rack up multiple wins in places, especially with a trophy like the Canadian Open and the names that are on that trophy, there's not many that are on it three times,' said McIlroy on Wednesday. 'So yeah, it would be very cool. 'I'd love to get myself in the mix at the weekend and have an opportunity to do it.' American Leo Diegel is the only player to win the 121-year-old championship four times (1924, 1925, 1928 and 1929). Diegel, Trevino, Snead, and Armour are all in the World Golf Hall of Fame. MacIntyre's first-ever PGA Tour title was at last year's Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf and Country Club. He followed that up six weeks later with a win at his home nation's Genesis Scottish Open. He said on Tuesday that 'national opens are huge' for him and the sport of golf. 'Being from Europe, we've got a lot of national opens: Scottish Open, French Open, Spanish Open, one event in Belgium, last week in Austria,' said MacIntyre in the media centre at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, the host of this year's Canadian Open. 'I just think it brings out more if there's one event in a specific area, like here this week. 'National opens are a massive part of the game. I just wish that we'd done more to promote a lot more national opens.' There are 24 Canadians in the field this year at TPC Toronto, with Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., front and centre. While he's not the highest-ranked Canadian on tour — that's Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., who sits ninth on the points list — Taylor won the Canadian Open in 2023, ending a 69-year drought for Canucks at the men's national championship. 'My game feels good. It's been a pretty consistent year,' said Taylor, who is No. 16 on the FedEx Cup standings. 'I haven't been trying to reinvent the wheel at all, just being more consistent off the tee, which has helped. Iron game has been strong this year, and the short game has been solid. 'It's come together nicely in some bigger tournaments, which is always the goal to start the year.' MacIntyre, for his part, is willing to play spoiler to the home fans. 'There's a lot of Canadian players here this week obviously wanting to win the Canadian Open,' he said. 'Everyone's wanting to win this week, but it just adds an extra incentive for the Canadian guys because it's the Canadian Open, and I think the crowd also builds on that. 'They try to get some more kind of praise and applause for good golf to the Canadians, which is — I mean, I get that in Scotland and elsewhere, wherever, like a Frenchman in France, it's the exact same stuff.' Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Temperatures reached 30 C during Wednesday's pro-am at TPC Toronto, with the humidex making it feel like 34. Rain was expected overnight and into the morning as the first round tees off. The forecast calls for a mix of sun and clouds for the remaining three rounds with gusts up to 31 km/h. 'I don't know if you can call any course a typical TPC setup, but that's kind of what it's like,' said McIlroy. 'A little bit of room off the tee, the fairways are quite generous, but if you miss them, the rough is pretty penal. The greens are tricky, undulating, really got to hit it into the right sections. 'I think it could be a good test by the end of the week if there's no rain and it firms up a little bit and they can tuck the pins away.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 4, 2025.
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Robert MacIntyre returns to site of his first victory at RBC Canadian Open
After winning for the first time on the PGA Tour a year ago at the RBC Canadian Open, Robert MacIntyre hung around the clubhouse with his father, who served as his caddie that week, and several members at Hamilton Golf Club until about 11:30 at night. 'Just drinking beers and just having a good time,' he said on Tuesday during his pre-tournament press conference. 'Nothing wild.' Robert MacIntyre holds the trophy after winning the 2024 RBC Canadian Open. (Photo: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports) The 28-year-old Scot returned to the Canadian port city on the western tip of Lake Ontario Monday to play the Hamilton course with his father and a couple of members and relive some of the shots and memorable moments. A flood of fond memories hit MacIntyre, who, a month later, went on to win the Genesis Scottish Open, the tournament he wanted to win the most during his career, other than a major. Advertisement 'It's always special to come back somewhere you've got fond memories of,' he said. 'Last year was kind of a fairytale, the way I won Canada with my dad on the bag, and then winning the Scottish Open. I mean, I honestly couldn't ask for a better year unless I won a major championship.' Strangely enough, all of MacIntyre's success resulted after he was down in the dumps, having missed the cut prior to the RBC and fighting home sickness and culture shock in the U.S. Having parted ways with his fourth caddie in the last 18 months, he asked his father, Dougie, a greenkeeper back home in Oban, Scotland, 'How would you like to come to Canada and caddie for me at the RBC Canadian Open?' Dougie was busy at home at Glencruitten Golf Club, but his wife, Carol, gave him a look and said he needed to go be there for his son. Robert admitted he had asked a few others to be on the bag but no one wanted a one-week gig. 'If in doubt, phone dad,' MacIntyre said. The next morning at 8 a.m., Dougie was on a direct flight to Toronto and seven days later, they were embracing on the 18th green as Robert closed in 2-under 68 to win the 113th edition of Canada's national championship. MacIntyre became the first player to win with his father as his caddie since Heath Slocum had father Hack on the bag at the 2005 Sanderson Farms Championship. Advertisement Following up last year's twin successes hasn't been smooth sailing for MacIntyre, he conceded. This season, his short game hasn't been as sharp and his putting prowess has abandoned him, leading to a coaching change at Pebble Beach in February. He's made 12 of 14 cuts this season and recorded three top-10s, most recently at the Charles Schwab Challenge two weeks ago. 'It's been a little bit of trying to fix certain things. But now I feel like we're on the right path and the game's starting to kind of merge together,' he said. 'Starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.' MacIntyre won't have his father on the bag this time, but his old man decided to join him North of the Border thanks to a little prodding from mom. 'Told my dad last week, 'Look, do you want to come to Canada again? You're not caddying, but you can come and have a holiday again.' Again, he's hemming and hawing about leaving his work, and my mom ended up saying, 'Look, you're 60 now. Get to Canada.' He came, and we went there yesterday, and they actually put the pin positions out for the Sunday of the Canadian Open.' This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Robert MacIntyre enjoyed 'a fairytale' 2024. This season? Not so much
USA Today
a day ago
- Lifestyle
- USA Today
Robert MacIntyre returns to site of his first victory at RBC Canadian Open
Robert MacIntyre returns to site of his first victory at RBC Canadian Open After winning for the first time on the PGA Tour a year ago at the RBC Canadian Open, Robert MacIntyre hung around the clubhouse with his father, who served as his caddie that week, and several members at Hamilton Golf Club until about 11:30 at night. 'Just drinking beers and just having a good time,' he said on Tuesday during his pre-tournament press conference. 'Nothing wild.' The 28-year-old Scot returned to the Canadian port city on the western tip of Lake Ontario Monday to play the Hamilton course with his father and a couple of members and relive some of the shots and memorable moments. A flood of fond memories hit MacIntyre, who, a month later, went on to win the Genesis Scottish Open, the tournament he wanted to win the most during his career, other than a major. 'It's always special to come back somewhere you've got fond memories of,' he said. 'Last year was kind of a fairytale, the way I won Canada with my dad on the bag, and then winning the Scottish Open. I mean, I honestly couldn't ask for a better year unless I won a major championship.' Strangely enough, all of MacIntyre's success resulted after he was down in the dumps, having missed the cut prior to the RBC and fighting home sickness and culture shock in the U.S. Having parted ways with his fourth caddie in the last 18 months, he asked his father, Dougie, a greenkeeper back home in Oban, Scotland, 'How would you like to come to Canada and caddie for me at the RBC Canadian Open?' Dougie was busy at home at Glencruitten Golf Club, but his wife, Carol, gave him a look and said he needed to go be there for his son. Robert admitted he had asked a few others to be on the bag but no one wanted a one-week gig. 'If in doubt, phone dad,' MacIntyre said. The next morning at 8 a.m., Dougie was on a direct flight to Toronto and seven days later, they were embracing on the 18th green as Robert closed in 2-under 68 to win the 113th edition of Canada's national championship. MacIntyre became the first player to win with his father as his caddie since Heath Slocum had father Hack on the bag at the 2005 Sanderson Farms Championship. Following up last year's twin successes hasn't been smooth sailing for MacIntyre, he conceded. This season, his short game hasn't been as sharp and his putting prowess has abandoned him, leading to a coaching change at Pebble Beach in February. He's made 12 of 14 cuts this season and recorded three top-10s, most recently at the Charles Schwab Challenge two weeks ago. 'It's been a little bit of trying to fix certain things. But now I feel like we're on the right path and the game's starting to kind of merge together,' he said. 'Starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.' MacIntyre won't have his father on the bag this time, but his old man decided to join him North of the Border thanks to a little prodding from mom. 'Told my dad last week, 'Look, do you want to come to Canada again? You're not caddying, but you can come and have a holiday again.' Again, he's hemming and hawing about leaving his work, and my mom ended up saying, 'Look, you're 60 now. Get to Canada.' He came, and we went there yesterday, and they actually put the pin positions out for the Sunday of the Canadian Open.'
The Herald Scotland
a day ago
- Lifestyle
- The Herald Scotland
Robert MacIntyre set for defence of his Canadian Open title
MacIntyre senior has made the trip to TPC Toronto but not in a working capacity. Last year's title-winning double act was always going to be a one and done alliance and Dougie took a bit of convincing to hop on a plane this time. 'I said to my dad last week, 'look, do you want to come to Canada again?',' said MacIntyre. 'I said, 'you're not caddieing, but you can come and have a holiday again'. He's humming and hawing about leaving his work, and my mum ended up saying, 'look, you're 60 now. Get to Canada'.' That was Dougie telt. Having touched down on Canadian soil, the MacIntyres went back to the Hamilton Club, about an hour southwest of Toronto, the other day to relive the memories of his maiden PGA Tour victory. 'When we won last year, we sat in the clubhouse until about 11:30pm just drinking beers and having a good time,' added MacIntyre of the civilised knees-up that followed his win. 'It was nothing wild. I've kept in touch with them at the club and I said that I'd love to play Hamilton again on the Monday of this week. 'So we went, and they actually put the pin positions out for the Sunday of the Canadian Open. We were reminiscing about certain shots and certain putts. 'It's just special for me and my dad to go back there and enjoy a round of golf without the media, without the crowds, without any hassle. It was just reliving a moment. 'I mean, I don't know if it will be done again on the PGA Tour, to be honest with you; winning with your dad on the bag? It was something special.' It certainly was. It teed-up a special year too as MacIntyre went on to win the Scottish Open a few weeks later. 'Last year was a fairytale,' he said. 'The way I won in Canada with my dad on the bag, and then winning the Scottish Open. I honestly couldn't ask for a better year unless I won a major championship.' After his early struggles to adapt to a new life on the other side of the pond, MacIntyre learned quickly. In this game, you never stop learning. Surrounded by the best players in the world on a regular basis, his golfing education continues. 'I've still not worked out what Scottie Scheffler does day in and day out,' he said with a chuckle as he mulled over the world No 1's dominant form. 'You can always strive to be better and every day I'm out here, I'm looking at different things, different people. 'That's why I think my putting has been improving. I obviously changed coaches, but I'm also changing little processes within my practice and doing little things that can try to help me perform. 'If someone's a great putter and you're not the greatest then watch them, and see what they do. What do they do differently from you? 'It's the same with the long game, same with chipping, same with driving. There are little things that the best do that you wouldn't. "So you dissect that and pick apart what they do and then use little bits that you think will help you get that little bit better every time.' Trying to get all the various golfing cogs and pistons working in unison can often be a fine tuning exercise that would baffle the greatest engineering minds but MacIntyre is quietly confident that his game is poised to move up through the gears. 'The last two weeks have been pretty good for me and I'm starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel,' said the Scot, who followed up a share of sixth in the Charles Schwab Challenge with a tie for 20th at The Memorial last weekend. 'It's not been easy sailing for me this year but I feel we're on the right path and the game's starting to merge.' As for faither's role this week? 'He'll just walk about, keep his head down, probably with his hat on,' smiled the world No 20. This time last year, it was hats off to the MacIntyres.
The National
a day ago
- Lifestyle
- The National
Robert MacIntyre set for defence of his Canadian Open title
The boys are back in town. Well, not quite. MacIntyre defends the title this week at a different venue from the one he conquered 12 months ago with his dad as caddie but it hasn't stopped the father and son duo having a meander down memory lane. MacIntyre senior has made the trip to TPC Toronto but not in a working capacity. Last year's title-winning double act was always going to be a one and done alliance and Dougie took a bit of convincing to hop on a plane this time. 'I said to my dad last week, 'look, do you want to come to Canada again?',' said MacIntyre. 'I said, 'you're not caddieing, but you can come and have a holiday again'. He's humming and hawing about leaving his work, and my mum ended up saying, 'look, you're 60 now. Get to Canada'.' That was Dougie telt. Having touched down on Canadian soil, the MacIntyres went back to the Hamilton Club, about an hour southwest of Toronto, the other day to relive the memories of his maiden PGA Tour victory. 'When we won last year, we sat in the clubhouse until about 11:30pm just drinking beers and having a good time,' added MacIntyre of the civilised knees-up that followed his win. 'It was nothing wild. I've kept in touch with them at the club and I said that I'd love to play Hamilton again on the Monday of this week. 'So we went, and they actually put the pin positions out for the Sunday of the Canadian Open. We were reminiscing about certain shots and certain putts. 'It's just special for me and my dad to go back there and enjoy a round of golf without the media, without the crowds, without any hassle. It was just reliving a moment. 'I mean, I don't know if it will be done again on the PGA Tour, to be honest with you; winning with your dad on the bag? It was something special.' It certainly was. It teed-up a special year too as MacIntyre went on to win the Scottish Open a few weeks later. 'Last year was a fairytale,' he said. 'The way I won in Canada with my dad on the bag, and then winning the Scottish Open. I honestly couldn't ask for a better year unless I won a major championship.' After his early struggles to adapt to a new life on the other side of the pond, MacIntyre learned quickly. In this game, you never stop learning. Surrounded by the best players in the world on a regular basis, his golfing education continues. 'I've still not worked out what Scottie Scheffler does day in and day out,' he said with a chuckle as he mulled over the world No 1's dominant form. 'You can always strive to be better and every day I'm out here, I'm looking at different things, different people. 'That's why I think my putting has been improving. I obviously changed coaches, but I'm also changing little processes within my practice and doing little things that can try to help me perform. 'If someone's a great putter and you're not the greatest then watch them, and see what they do. What do they do differently from you? 'It's the same with the long game, same with chipping, same with driving. There are little things that the best do that you wouldn't. "So you dissect that and pick apart what they do and then use little bits that you think will help you get that little bit better every time.' Trying to get all the various golfing cogs and pistons working in unison can often be a fine tuning exercise that would baffle the greatest engineering minds but MacIntyre is quietly confident that his game is poised to move up through the gears. 'The last two weeks have been pretty good for me and I'm starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel,' said the Scot, who followed up a share of sixth in the Charles Schwab Challenge with a tie for 20th at The Memorial last weekend. 'It's not been easy sailing for me this year but I feel we're on the right path and the game's starting to merge.' As for faither's role this week? 'He'll just walk about, keep his head down, probably with his hat on,' smiled the world No 20. This time last year, it was hats off to the MacIntyres.
